IndIGO and LIGO-India: Scope and Plans for Gravitational Wave Research and Precision Metrology in India

2013/01/01 by C. S. UNNIKRISHNAN, C. S. Unnikrishnan · 20 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph.IM #physics.ins-det

paper · pdf · doi:10.1142/s0218271813410101

published as International Journal of Modern Physics D, Vol. 22 (2013) 1341010 · 23 pages, 7 figures, Fifth ASTROD Symposium, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, July 2012. LIGO document P1200166

arxiv created 2015/10/16 · arxiv updated 2015/11/19

Abstract

Initiatives by the IndIGO (Indian Initiative in Gravitational Wave Observations) Consortium during the past three years have materialized into concrete plans and project opportunities for instrumentation and research based on advanced interferometer detectors . With the LIGO-India opportunity, this initiative has a taken a promising path towards significant participation in gravitational wave (GW) astronomy and research, and in developing and nurturing precision fabrication and measurement technologies in India. The proposed LIGO-India detector will foster integrated development of frontier GW research in India and will provide opportunity for substantial contributions to global GW research and astronomy. Widespread interest and enthusiasm about these developments in premier research and educational institutions in India lead to the expectation that there will be a grand surge of activity in precision metrology, instrumentation, data handling and computation etc. in the context of LIGO-India. I discuss the scope of such research in the backdrop of the IndIGO action plan and the LIGO-India project.

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