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LIGO Lab | Caltech | MIT
WEBApr 17, 2023 · The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) consists of two widely separated installations within the United States — one in Hanford Washington and the other in Livingston, Louisiana — operated in unison as a single observatory.
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LIGO | Hanford - California Institute of Technology
WEBThe Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) consists of two widely separated installations within the United States — one in Hanford Washington and the other in Livingston, Louisiana — operated in unison as a single observatory.
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What is LIGO? | LIGO Lab | Caltech - California Institute of …
WEBWholly supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, LIGO is the world's largest gravitational wave observatory and a marvel of precision engineering. Comprising two enormous laser interferometers located 3000 kilometers apart, LIGO exploits the physical properties of light and of space itself to detect and understand the origins of ...
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Welcome to LIGO Livingston - California Institute of Technology
WEBJul 19, 2024 · The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) consists of two widely separated installations within the United States — one in Hanford Washington and the other in Livingston, Louisiana — operated in unison as a single observatory.
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About | LIGO Lab | Caltech
WEBThe U.S. National Science Foundation Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (NSF LIGO), was designed to open the field of gravitational-wave astrophysics through the direct detection of gravitational waves predicted by Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.
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Facts | LIGO Lab | Caltech
WEBComprising the world's largest precision optical instruments and utilizing one of the world's largest vacuum systems, the U.S. National Science Foundation Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory is a marvel of engineering and human ingenuity. Read on for some quick facts about NSF LIGO, its past, and its exciting future.
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What are Gravitational Waves? | LIGO Lab | Caltech
WEBGravitational waves are 'ripples' in space-time caused by some of the most violent and energetic processes in the Universe. Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916 in his general theory of relativity.
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News | LIGO Lab | Caltech
WEBApr 5, 2024 · The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) consists of two widely separated installations within the United States — one in Hanford Washington and the other in Livingston, Louisiana — operated in unison as a single observatory.
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Monthly Public Tours | LIGO Lab | Caltech - California Institute of ...
WEBDuring your visit you will have a chance to explore many interactive and static exhibits now housed in LHO's LIGO Exploration Center. Many artifacts from LIGO's history are housed in LExC, in addition to the historic Weber Bar (one of the earliest devices designed to detect gravitational waves).
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LIGO's Interferometer | LIGO Lab | Caltech - California Institute of ...
WEBLIGO's seismic isolation system is discussed in much greater detail in LIGO Technology. With these modifications, LIGO's interferometers are more precisely known as a dual recycled, Fabry-Perot, Michelson interferometers.
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