Ligo: Lasers, Optics, and Interferometry in the Search for Gravitational Waves

Presenter Full Name
Dr. Shailendhar Saraf
Institution
Sonoma State University
Year & Semester
2008 Spring
Presentation Date
April 14, 2008

Dr. Shailendhar Saraf of Sonoma State University will discuss the technological challenges in the detection of gravitational waves with a terrestrial instrument and describe the laser technology and interferometric techniques used in LIGO. [Available on DVD in the SSU library.]