Inanother application of the michelson interferometer, ligomade the first direct observation of gravitational waves. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. Waldman, for the ligo scienti c collaboration ligo laboratory, kavli institute for astrophysics and space research, mit nw22270, 185 albany st. Introduction this interferometer was originally designed by a michelson for the accurate spectral analysis of light sources. Xy scanning therefore records one thin optical slice of the sample at a time.
For example, using the instrument he was able to show that the red h. The manual, distributed as a sevenpage pdf file is currently only available in portuguese. Son etude nous conduira a une approche experimentale et theorique des interferences lumineuses. The advanced ligo gravitational wave detector arxiv. The michelson interferometer is a common configuration for optical interferometry and was invented by albert abraham michelson.
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