X-ray studies could help make LIGO gravitational wave detector 10 times more sensitive
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 07:51
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists from Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are using powerful X-rays to study high-performance mirror coatings that could help make the LIGO gravitational wave observatory 10 times more sensitive to cosmic events that ripple space-time.