David G. Blair (ed.)

The Detection of Gravitational Waves

Herausgeber: Blair, David G.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 508
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 867g
• ISBN-13: 9780521021029
• ISBN-10: 0521021022
• Artikelnr.: 21888659

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. An Introduction to Gravitational Waves and Methods for their Detection: 1. Gravitational waves in general relativity D. G. Blair
2. Sources of gravitational waves D. G. Blair
3. Gravitational wave detectors D. G. Blair
Part II. Gravitational Wave Detectors: 4. Resonant-bar detectors D. G. Blair
5. Gravity wave dewars W. O. Hamilton
6. Internal friction in high Q materials J. Ferreirinko
7. Motion amplifiers and passive transducers J. P. Richard
8. Parametric transducers P. J. Veitch
9. Detection of continuous waves K. Tsubono
10. Data analysis and algorithms for gravitational wave-antennas G. V. Paalottino
Part III. Laser Interferometer Antennas: 11. A Michelson interferometer using delay lines W. Winkler
12. Fabry-Perot cavity gravity-wave detectors R. W. P. Drever
13. The stabilisation of lasers for interferometric gravitational wave detectors J. Hough
14. Vibration isolation for the test masses in interferometric gravitational wave detectors N. A. Robertson
15. Advanced techniques A. Brillet
16. Data processing, analysis and storage for interferometric antennas B. F. Schutz
17. Gravitational wave detection at low and very low frequencies R. W. Hellings.