激光干涉引力波天文台（LIGO）

LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.

作者信息

Abramovici A, Althouse W E, Drever R W, Gürsel Y, Kawamura S, Raab F J, Shoemaker D, Sievers L, Spero R E, Thorne K S, Vogt R E, Weiss R, Whitcomb S E, Zucker M E

出版信息

Science. 1992 Apr 17;256(5055):325-33. doi: 10.1126/science.256.5055.325.

DOI:10.1126/science.256.5055.325

PMID:17743108

Abstract

The goal of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Project is to detect and study astrophysical gravitational waves and use data from them for research in physics and astronomy. LIGO will support studies concerning the nature and nonlinear dynamics of gravity, the structures of black holes, and the equation of state of nuclear matter. It will also measure the masses, birth rates, collisions, and distributions of black holes and neutron stars in the universe and probe the cores of supernovae and the very early universe. The technology for LIGO has been developed during the past 20 years. Construction will begin in 1992, and under the present schedule, LIGO's gravitational-wave searches will begin in 1998.

摘要

激光干涉引力波天文台（LIGO）项目的目标是探测和研究天体物理引力波，并利用来自这些引力波的数据进行物理和天文学研究。LIGO将支持有关引力的本质和非线性动力学、黑洞结构以及核物质状态方程的研究。它还将测量宇宙中黑洞和中子星的质量、诞生率、碰撞和分布，并探测超新星的核心以及极早期的宇宙。LIGO的技术在过去20年中已得到发展。建设将于1992年开始，按照目前的计划，LIGO的引力波搜索将于1998年开始。