Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors (Hardcover)

D.G. Blair

ISBN 10: 0521874297 / ISBN 13: 9780521874298

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2012

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Hardcover. After decades of research, physicists now know how to detect Einstein's gravitational waves. Advanced gravitational wave detectors, the most sensitive instruments ever created, will be almost certain of detecting the births of black holes throughout the Universe. This book describes the physics of gravitational waves and their detectors. The book begins by introducing the physics of gravitational wave detection and the likely sources of detectable waves. Case studies on the first generation of large scale gravitational wave detectors introduce the technology and set the scene for a review of the experimental issues in creating advanced detectors in which the instrument's sensitivity is limited by Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. The book covers lasers, thermal noise, vibration isolation, interferometer control and stabilisation against opto-acoustic instabilities. This is a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in physics and astrophysics entering this field. Describing the physics of gravitational waves and their detectors, this book is a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in physics and astrophysics. Case studies of large scale gravitational wave detectors introduce the technology and set the scene for a review of the experimental issues involved in creating detectors. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titre: Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors (Hardcover)
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521874297
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521874298
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

After decades of research, physicists now know how to detect Einstein's gravitational waves. Advanced gravitational wave detectors, the most sensitive instruments ever created, will be almost certain of detecting the births of black holes throughout the Universe. This book describes the physics of gravitational waves and their detectors. The book begins by introducing the physics of gravitational wave detection and the likely sources of detectable waves. Case studies on the first generation of large scale gravitational wave detectors introduce the technology and set the scene for a review of the experimental issues in creating advanced detectors in which the instrument's sensitivity is limited by Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. The book covers lasers, thermal noise, vibration isolation, interferometer control and stabilisation against opto-acoustic instabilities. This is a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in physics and astrophysics entering this field.

À propos des auteurs

D. G. Blair is Director of the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre (AIGRC), University of Western Australia.

L. Ju is an Associate Professor at the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre, University of Western Australia.

C. Zhao is Research Director of Gingin High Optical Power Facility (HOPF) and Associate Professor at the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre, University of Western Australia.

E. J. Howell is a Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia.