Doubled sensitivity could allow gravitational wave detectors to reach deeper into space
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 10:51
in Astronomy & Space
Researchers report on improvements to what is called a squeezed vacuum source. Although not part of the original Advanced LIGO design, injecting the new squeezed vacuum source into the LIGO detector could help double its sensitivity. This would allow detection of gravitational waves that are far weaker or that originate from farther away than is possible now.