Resonant-Mass Detectors of Gravitational Radiation
1987; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 237; Issue: 4811 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1126/science.237.4811.150
ISSN1095-9203
AutoresP. F. Michelson, John C. Price, R. C. Taber,
Tópico(s)Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
ResumoA network of second-generation low-temperature gravitational radiation detectors is nearing completion. These detectors, sensitive to mechanical strains of order 10(-18), are possible because of a variety of technical innovations hat have been made in cryogenics, low-noise superconducting instrumentation, and vibration isolation techniques. Another five orders of magnitude improvement in energy sensitivity of resonant-mass detectors is possible before the linear amplifier quantum limit is encountered.
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