(Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ; LIGO
(Observatory) ; LIGO Lab)
started 1984
LIGO’s mission is to open the field of gravitational-wave
astrophysics through the direct detection of gravitational waves. 1984:
Founded as Caltech/MT project. 1999: LIGO inauguration ceremony.
Book
Sections from CaltechAUTHORS
- King, Peter (2021) Laser
Safety in LIGO; ISBN 978-0-7354-2295-7; Laser Safety in Specialized
Applications; American Institute of Physics: Melville, NY; 1-18; 10.1063/9780735422957_005
- Que, Zhiqiang; Wang, Erwei; et el. (2021) Accelerating
Recurrent Neural Networks for Gravitational Wave Experiments; ISBN
978-1-6654-2701-2; 2021 IEEE 32nd International Conference on
Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors (ASAP); IEEE:
Piscataway, NJ; 117-124; 10.1109/asap52443.2021.00025
- Menoni, Carmen S.; Yang, Le; et el. (2021) Survey
of metal oxides for coatings of ultra-stable optical cavities; ISBN
978-1-943580-91-0; 2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO);
Optical Society of America: Washington, DC; Art. No. STu1C.7; 10.1364/cleo_si.2021.stu1c.7
- Cao, Huy Tuong; Ng, Sebastian; et el. (2020) Adhesive-free,
high optical quality deformable mirror; ISBN 9780646825045; 2020
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR); Optical
Society of America: Washington, DC; Art. No. C5G-3; 10.1364/cleopr.2020.c5g_3
- Beniwal, Deeksha; Cao, Huy T.; et el. (2019) Mid-IR
laser for wavefront correction in gravitational wave detectors; ISBN
9781510631403; AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology
(ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy
(ACOLS) 2019; Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE):
Bellingham, WA; Art. No. 112002C; 10.1117/12.2540061
- Coyne, Dennis (2018) Engineering
behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO)
(Conference Presentation); ISBN 9781510619531; Ground-based and
Airborne Telescopes VII; Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation
Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham, WA; Art. No. 1070016; 10.1117/12.2312163
- Gerosa, Davide; Vitale, Salvatore; et el. (2017) Reanalysis
of LIGO black-hole coalescences with alternative prior assumptions;
ISBN 9781107192591; Gravitational Wave Astrophysics: Early Results from
Gravitational Wave Searches and Electromagnetic Counterparts; Cambridge
University Press: Cambridge; 22-28; 10.1017/s1743921318003587
- Huerta, E. A.; Haas, Roland; et el. (2017) BOSS-LDG:
A Novel Computational Framework That Brings Together Blue Waters, Open
Science Grid, Shifter and the LIGO Data Grid to Accelerate Gravitational
Wave Discovery; ISBN 978-1-5386-2686-3; 2017 IEEE 13th International
Conference on e-Science (e-Science); IEEE: Piscataway, NJ; 335-344; 10.1109/eScience.2017.47
- Weitzel, Derek; Bockelman, Brian; et el. (2017) Data
Access for LIGO on the OSG; ISBN 978-1-4503-5272-7; Proceedings of
the Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2017 on
Sustainability, Success and Impact - PEARC17; ACM: New York, NY; Art.
No. 24; 10.1145/3093338.3093363
- Watchi, Jennifer; Ding, Binlei; et el. (2016) Development
of a high-resolution optical inertial sensor for sub-Hz seismic
isolation; ISBN 9789073802940; Proceedings of ISMA2016 International
Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering and USD2016 International
Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics; Katholieke
Universiteit: Heverlee, Belgium; 275-288
- Sigg, Daniel (2016) The
advanced LIGO detectors in the era of first discoveries; ISBN
9781510603110; Interferometry XVIII; Society of Photo-optical
Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham, WA; Art. No. 996009; 10.1117/12.2243115
- Tso, Rhondale; Isi, Maximiliano; et el. (2016) Modeling
the Dispersion and Polarization Content of Gravitational Waves for Tests
of General Relativity; ISBN 978-981-3148-49-9; CPT and Lorentz
Symmetry - Proceedings of the Seventh Meeting on CPT and Lorentz
Symmetry; World Scientific Publishing: Singapore; 205-208; 10.1142/9789813148505_0052
- Vajente, Gabriele (2014) Readout,
Sensing, and Control; ISBN 978-3-319-03791-2; Advanced
Interferometers and the Search for Gravitational Waves; Springer: Cham,
Switzerland; 153-192; 10.1007/978-3-319-03792-9_6
- Vajente, Gabriele (2014) Interferometer
Configurations; ISBN 978-3-319-03791-2; Advanced Interferometers and
the Search for Gravitational Waves; Springer: Cham, Switzerland; 57-95;
10.1007/978-3-319-03792-9_3
- Phelps, Margot H.; Gushwa, Kaitlin E.; et el. (2013) Optical
contamination control in the Advanced LIGO ultra-high vacuum system;
ISBN 978-0-8194-9753-6; Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2013;
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers: Bellingham, WA; Art.
No. 88852E; 10.1117/12.2047327
- Singer, Leo (2013) The
Needle in the Hundred-Square-Degree Haystack: from Fermi GRBs to LIGO
Discoveries
- Nissanke, Samaya (2013) Hearing
& Seeing the Violent Universe
- Williams, Roy (2013) Follow-up
of LIGO-Virgo Observations of Gravitational Waves
- Perley, Daniel (2013) Burst
of the Century? A Case Study of the Afterglow of Nearby Ultra-Bright GRB
130427A
- Michel, C.; Morgado, N.; et el. (2012) Realization
of low-loss mirrors with sub-nanometer flatness for future gravitational
wave detectors; ISBN 9780819493019; Optical Systems Design 2012;
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham,
WA; Art. No. 85501P; 10.1117/12.981766
- Williams, Roy D.; Barthelmy, Scott D.; et el. (2012) Responding
to the Event Deluge; ISBN 978-0-8194-9149-7; Observatory Operations:
Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV; Society of Photo-Optical
Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham, WA; Art. No. 84480R; 10.1117/12.925252
- Ramakrishnan, Arun; Singh, Gurmeet; et el. (2007) Scheduling
Data-Intensive Workflows onto Storage-Constrained Distributed
Resources; ISBN 0-7695-2833-3; Seventh IEEE International Symposium
on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid ’07); IEEE: Piscataway, NJ;
401-409; 10.1109/CCGRID.2007.101
- Galdi, Vincenzo; Castaldi, Giuseppe; et el. (2006) Analytic
structure and generalized duality relations for a family of
hyperboloidal beams and supporting mirrors of potential interest for
future gravitational wave detection interferometers; 10.1117/12.679412
- Agresti, Juri; Castaldi, Giuseppe; et el. (2006) Optimized
multilayer dielectric mirror coatings for gravitational wave
interferometers; ISBN 9780819463654; Advances in Thin-Film Coatings
for Optical Applications III; Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation
Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham, WA; Art. No. 628608; 10.1117/12.678977
- Lazzarini, Albert (2005) Direct
searches for a cosmological stochastic gravitational wave
background; ISBN 0-7354-0295-7; Particles, Strings, and Cosmology;
American Institute of Physics: Melville, NY; 87-93; 10.1063/1.2149681
- Singh, Gurmeet; Deelman, Ewa; et el. (2005) The
Pegasus portal: web based grid computing; ISBN 1-58113-964-0; SAC
’05 Proceedings of the 2005 ACM symposium on Applied computing; ACM: New
York, NY; 680-686; 10.1145/1066677.1066834
- Robertson, N. A.; Abbott, B.; et el. (2004) Seismic
isolation and suspension systems for Advanced LIGO; ISBN
9780819454324; Gravitational Wave and Particle Astrophysics Detectors;
Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham,
WA; 81-91; 10.1117/12.552469
- Barriga, Pablo and Barton, Mark (2004) Status
of ACIGA High Power Test Facility for advanced interferometry; ISBN
9780819454324; Gravitational Wave and Particle Astrophysics Detectors;
Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham,
WA; 70-80; 10.1117/12.581300
- Harry, Gregory M.; Armandula, Helena; et el. (2004) Optical
coatings for gravitational wave detection; ISBN 9780819454652;
Advances in Thin Film Coatings for Optical Applications; Society of
Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham, WA; 33-40;
10.1117/12.555780
- Miyakawa, Osamu; Kawamura, Seiji; et el. (2004) Sensing
and control of the advanced LIGO optical configuration; ISBN
9780819454324; Gravitational Wave and Particle Astrophysics Detectors;
Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham,
WA; 92-104; 10.1117/12.552406
- Sanders, Gary H. (2003) Status
of LIGO; ISBN 9780819446350; Gravitational-Wave Detection; Society
of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham, WA;
247-257; 10.1117/12.459097
- Márka, Szabolcs (2003) Merits
of coincident observation of energetic cosmic events by astronomical and
gravity wave observatories; ISBN 9780819446350; Gravitational-Wave
Detection; Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE):
Bellingham, WA; 222-229; 10.1117/12.459091
- Camp, J. B.; Billingsley, G.; et el. (2002) LIGO
optics: initial and advanced; ISBN 9780819444189; Laser-Induced
Damage in Optical Materials: 2001; Society of Photo-optical
Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham, WA; 1-18; 10.1117/12.461689
- Deelman, Ewa; Kesselman, Carl; et el. (2002) Applications
of Virtual Data in the LIGO Experiment; ISBN 978-3-540-43792-5;
Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics; Springer: Berlin,
Heidelberg; 23-34; 10.1007/3-540-48086-2_3
- Oreb, Bob; Leistner, Achim; et el. (2001) Interferometric
measurement of refractive index inhomogeneity on polished sapphire
substrates: application to LIGO-II; ISBN 9780819441652; Optical
Manufacturing and Testing IV; Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation
Engineers (SPIE): Bellingham, WA; 414-423; 10.1117/12.453639
- Barish, Barry C. (2001) Gravitational
Waves; ISBN 978-1-4020-0120-8; Cosmic Radiations: From Astronomy to
Particle Physics; Springer: Dordrecht; 47-65; 10.1007/978-94-010-0634-7_3
- DeSalvo, Riccardo (2000) Interferometric
gravitational wave detectors vibrational isolation; ISBN
9780819437389; Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Systems
Engineering; Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE):
Bellingham, WA; 98-106; 10.1117/12.405247
- Blackburn, Kent; Lazzarini, Albert; et el. (1999) XSIL:
Extensible scientific interchange language; ISBN 9783540658214;
High-Performance Computing and Networking; Springer: Berlin; 513-524; 10.1007/bfb0100612
- Savage, R. L., Jr. (1998) Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project: overview
and status; ISBN 9780819427090; Methods for Ultrasensitive
Detection; Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE):
Bellingham, WA; 2-13; 10.1117/12.308362