"Gravitational Wave Detection by Interferometry
(Ground and Space)"
by
Sheila Rowan and Jim Hough
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Abstract
1
Introduction
2
Gravitational Waves
3
Detection of Gravitational Waves
3.1
Initial detectors and their development
3.2
Long baseline detectors on Earth
4
Main Noise Sources
4.1
Seismic noise
4.2
Thermal noise
4.3
Photoelectron shot noise
5
Laser Interferometric Techniques for Gravitational Wave Detectors
5.1
Power recycling
5.2
Signal recycling
5.3
Fluctuations in radiation pressure
5.4
Application of these techniques
6
Long Baseline Detectors Under Construction
7
Longer Baseline Detectors in Space
8
Conclusion
9
Acknowledgements
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