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Laser Interferometry & Detector Design: Foundations

Ground-based gravitational-wave observatories such as LIGO use laser interferometry to measure fractional changes in arm length far smaller than the diameter of a proton. Interferometer design determines the detectable gravitational-wave frequency range and sensitivity to compact binaries.

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Ground-based gravitational-wave observatories such as LIGO use laser interferometry to measure fractional changes in arm length far smaller than the diameter of a proton.

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A passing gravitational wave stretches one transverse direction while compressing the perpendicular direction, then reverses.

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