Are We There Yet? The Road to Gravitational Wave Detection

David E. McClelland

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 22(3) 175 - 178

Abstract

Giant laser interferometers are currently 'listening' for gravitational waves but are they sensitive enough? I briefly review the status of the global effort to detect gravity waves and overview Australia's role.

Keywords: gravitational waves — instrumentation: interferometers



Full text doi:10.1071/AS04064

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