GW5 - Advanced GW Detectors |
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Speaker |
Blair, David G. |
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Co-autors |
Jesper Munch on behalf of the Australian Consortium for Gravitational Astronomy |
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Talk Title |
The Australian International Gravitational Observatory (AIGO): A Progress Report |
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Abstract |
> A southern hemisphere gravitational wave detector of sensitivity > comparable to Advanced LIGO and VIRGO greatly improves the worldwide > gravitational wave detector array. It creates a dramatic improvement > in angular resolution, improves the statistical confidence of > candidate events and enables improved discrimination against noise. > AIGO is proposed to be similar to Advanced LIGO in optical > configuration. The isolation and suspension systems will be down- > selected from the stiff Advanced LIGO design and the soft systems > developed at Gingin. The project is planned as an international > collaboration. This talk will summarise the scientific significance of > AIGO, report on the current status of the AIGO proposal, proposed > international collaborations, funding prospects and the proposed > construction schedule. > |
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