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The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory designed to detect cosmic gravitational waves and to develop gravitational-wave observations as an astronomical tool. [1]
Drop in visitors are welcome at the LIGO Exploration Center 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. To reach LIGO, search for “LIGO Hanford Observatory” on Google Maps. Or drive ...
Northern arm of the LIGO Hanford observatory. LIGO is composed of two different detectors, one in Hanford, Washington and one in Livingston, Louisiana (they are thus separated by around 3000 km); the two detectors have very similar design, with 4 km long arms, although there are minor differences between the two. They were part of the first ...
The LIGO Exploration Center or LExC (sounds like “Lexi”) is a Washington state-funded outreach center at the Richland observatory, aimed at K-12 students and the general public.
Currently, the most sensitive ground-based laser interferometer is LIGO – the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. LIGO is famous as the site of the first confirmed detections of gravitational waves in 2015. LIGO has two detectors: one in Livingston, Louisiana; the other at the Hanford site in Richland, Washington.
Clocking in at 49,511 x 39,136 pixels, you may have to wait a while for this newly released image of space to load.
Northern arm of the LIGO Hanford Gravitational-wave observatory Direct observation of gravitational waves was not possible for many decades following their prediction, due to the minuscule effect that would need to be detected and separated from the background of vibrations present everywhere on Earth.
Adhikari is actively involved in the LIGO-India project, which aims to build a gravitational-wave observatory in India. [6] He was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society [8] and a member of Optica (formerly known as Optical Society of America). [9] Since 2019 he has been a member of the Infosys Prize jury for physical sciences. [10]