Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors

Herausgeber: Blair, D G; Zhao, C.; Ju, L.; Howell, E J

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introduces the technology and reviews the experimental issues; a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in physics and astrophysics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 175mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9780521874298
• ISBN-10: 0521874297
• Artikelnr.: 33767651

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. An Introduction to Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Detectors: 1.
Gravitational waves D. G. Blair, L. Ju, C. Zhao and E. J. Howell; 2.
Sources of gravitational waves D. G. Blair and E. J. Howell; 3.
Gravitational wave detectors D. G. Blair, L. Ju, C. Zhao, H. Miao, E. J.
Howell, and P. Barriga; 4. Gravitational wave data analysis B. S.
Sathyaprakash and B. F. Schutz; 5. Network analysis L. Wen and B. F.
Schutz; Part II. Current Laser Interferometer Detectors: Three Case
Studies: 6. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory P.
Fritschel; 7. The VIRGO detector S. Braccini; 8. GEO 600 H. Lück and H.
Grote; Part III. Technology for Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors: 9.
Lasers for high optical power interferometers B. Willke and M. Frede; 10.
Thermal noise, suspensions and test masses L. Ju, G. Harry and B. Lee; 11.
Vibration isolation: Part 1. Seismic isolation for advanced LIGO B. Lantz;
Part 2. Passive isolation J-C. Dumas; 12. Interferometer sensing and
control P. Barriga; 13. Stabilizing interferometers against high optical
power effects C. Zhao, L. Ju, S. Gras and D. G. Blair; Part IV. Technology
for Third Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors: 14. Cryogenic
interferometers J. Degallaix; 15. Quantum theory of laser-interferometer GW
detectors H. Miao and Y. Chen; 16. ET. A third generation observatory M.
Punturo and H. Lück; Index.