2005/01/04 by Jim Hough, Sheila Rowan, B. S. Sathyaprakash
Physics and Astronomy · #Archaeology #Astronomy #Context (archaeology) #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Detector #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Geography #Gravitational wave #Gravitational-wave observatory #LIGO #Optics #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #gr-qc
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0953-4075/38/9/004
21 pages, 7 figures, accepted J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys
arxiv created 2005/01/04 · openalex publication_date 2005/04/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Experiments aimed at searching for gravitational waves from astrophysical sources have been under development for the last 40 years, but only now are sensitivities reaching the level where there is a real possibility of detections being made within the next 5 years. In this paper, a history of detector development will be followed by a description of current detectors such as LIGO, VIRGO, GEO 600, TAMA 300, Nautilus and Auriga. Preliminary results from these detectors will be discussed and related to predicted detection rates for some types of sources. Experimental challenges for detector design are introduced and discussed in the context of detector developments for the future.