2012/06/02 by B. Sathyaprakash, M. Abernathy, F. Acernese +222 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #astro-ph.CO #gr-qc
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0264-9381/29/12/124013
published as Class. Quantum Grav. 29, 124013, 2012 · 18 pages, 4 figures, Plenary talk given at Amaldi Meeting, July 2011
arxiv created 2012/06/02 · arxiv updated 2012/06/05
The advanced interferometer network will herald a new era in observational astronomy. There is a very strong science case to go beyond the advanced detector network and build detectors that operate in a frequency range from 1 Hz-10 kHz, with sensitivity a factor ten better in amplitude. Such detectors will be able to probe a range of topics in nuclear physics, astronomy, cosmology and fundamental physics, providing insights into many unsolved problems in these areas.