
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jacob, John S. 
A1  - Barriga, Pablo 
A1  - Blair, David G. 
A1  - Brooks, Aidan 
A1  - Burman, Ron 
A1  - Burston, Raymond 
A1  - Chan, Lee 
A1  - Chan, XiuTing 
A1  - Chin, Eu-Jeen 
A1  - Chow, Jong 
A1  - Coward, David 
A1  - Cusack, Benedict 
A1  - de Vine, Glen 
A1  - Degallaix, Jerome 
A1  - Dumas, Jean-Charles 
A1  - Faulkner, Angus 
A1  - Garoi, Florin 
A1  - Gras, Slawomir 
A1  - Gray, Malcolm 
A1  - Hamilton, Murray 
A1  - Herne, Matthew 
A1  - Hollitt, C. 
A1  - Hosken, David 
A1  - Howell, Eric 
A1  - Ju, Li 
A1  - Kelly, T. 
A1  - Lee, Ben 
A1  - Lee, Chuen Ying 
A1  - Lee, Kah Tho 
A1  - Lun, Antony 
A1  - McClelland, David 
A1  - McKenzie, Kirk 
A1  - Mow-Lowry, C. 
A1  - Mudge, Damien 
A1  - Munch, Jesper 
A1  - Paget, Darren 
A1  - Schediwy, Sascha 
A1  - Scott, Susan 
A1  - Searle, Antony 
A1  - Sheard, Ben 
A1  - Slagmolen, Bram 
A1  - Veitch, Peter 
A1  - Winterflood, John 
A1  - Woolley, Andrew 
A1  - Yan, Zewu 
A1  - Zhao, Chunnong 
T1  - <i>Review</i>. Australia&#39;s Role in Gravitational Wave Detection
JF  - Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
JO  - Publ. Astron. Soc.  Aust.
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
SP  - 223
EP  - 241
KW  - gravitational waves
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AS03036 
N2  - An enormous effort is underway worldwide to attempt to detect gravitational waves. If successful, this will open a new frontier in astronomy. An essential portion of this effort is being carried out in Australia by the Australian Consortium for Interferometric Gravitational Astronomy (ACIGA), with research teams working at the Australia National University, University of Western Australia, and University of Adelaide involving scientists and students representing many more institutions and nations. ACIGA is developing ultrastable high-power continuous-wave lasers for the next generation interferometric gravity wave detectors; researching the problems associated with high optical power in resonant cavities; opening frontiers in advanced interferometry configurations, quantum optics, and signal extraction; and is the world&#39;s leader in high-performance vibration isolation and suspension design. ACIGA has also been active in theoretical research and modelling of potential astronomical gravitational wave sources, and in developing data analysis detection algorithms. ACIGA has opened a research facility north of Perth, Western Australia, which will be the culmination of these efforts. This paper briefly reviews ACIGA&#39;s research activities and the prospects for gravitational wave astronomy in the southern hemisphere. 
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