Advanced LIGO: building a new window to the Universe with quantum matter
Event Date:
2024-10-24T10:00:00
2024-10-24T11:00:00
Event Location:
BRIM 311
Speaker:
Jess McIver (UBC)
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Intended Audience:
Graduate
Local Contact:
Jess McIver
Event Information:
Have you ever wondered how the Advanced LIGO detectors can sense relative displacements more than 1,000 times smaller than the width of a proton? This unprecedented sensitivity is enabled in part by thin film technology! In this talk, we'll tour the Advanced LIGO detectors to get a sense for how we can detect gravitational waves with laser interferometers. We'll summarize the performance of today's gravitational-wave detectors and what we've learned about the Universe with gravitational waves so far. Finally, we'll discuss the pivotal role of material science advances in developing future gravitational-wave detectors and unlocking the invisible Universe.
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2024-10-24T10:00:00
2024-10-24T11:00:00
Advanced LIGO: building a new window to the Universe with quantum matter
Event Information:
Have you ever wondered how the Advanced LIGO detectors can sense relative displacements more than 1,000 times smaller than the width of a proton? This unprecedented sensitivity is enabled in part by thin film technology! In this talk, we'll tour the Advanced LIGO detectors to get a sense for how we can detect gravitational waves with laser interferometers. We'll summarize the performance of today's gravitational-wave detectors and what we've learned about the Universe with gravitational waves so far. Finally, we'll discuss the pivotal role of material science advances in developing future gravitational-wave detectors and unlocking the invisible Universe.
Event Location:
BRIM 311