Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2006 APS April Meeting
Saturday–Tuesday, April 22–25, 2006; Dallas, TX
Session C6: Ground-Based Gravitational Wave Detection |
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Sponsoring Units: GGR GPMFC Chair: Benjamin Owen, The Pennsylvania State University Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Cumberland J |
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 2:06PM |
C6.00001: Status of LIGO Interferometers Invited Speaker: LIGO interferometers are now collecting data full time, having reached design sensitivity in the last year. This achievement required an understanding of subtle unforeseen effects and some innovative design solutions to overcome them. The journey sets the stage for still better performance, as advanced detector technologies reach maturity in laboratories around the world. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:42PM |
C6.00002: Results from LIGO observations I Invited Speaker: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors have reached their design sensitivity, and searches for gravitational waves are ongoing. Gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars and from the inspiral/merger of compact binary systems carry significant information about the bulk properties of of black holes and neutron stars. We discuss current attempts to detect gravitational waves from these sources and comment on future prospects for these searches. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 3:18PM |
C6.00003: Results from LIGO observations II Invited Speaker: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors have reached their design sensitivity, and searches for gravitational waves are ongoing. We highlight current attempts to detect two classes of target signals. One class is unmodeled sub-second bursts of gravitational radiation, such as from core-collapse supernovae, the merger phase of coalescing binaries, and gamma-ray bursters. The second class is a stochastic background of gravitational waves of cosmological origin, which would provide a unique view of conditions in the very early universe. We summarize the current status of efforts to detect such signals, and comment briefly on the future prospects for these searches. [Preview Abstract] |
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