The Mechanics of the LIGO Gravitational Wave Detector
In short: Explore how LIGO uses ultra-high vacuums and laser interferometry to detect the ripples in space-time predicted by Einstein.
A 2:05 short film in the series “Journey of Light”.
Sources used in this film: NASA, “NSF’s LIGO Has Detected Gravitational Waves - NASA”; Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab, “Ultra-High Vacuum”.
Sources used in this film
- NASA — NSF’s LIGO Has Detected Gravitational Waves - NASA · View →
- Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab — Ultra-High Vacuum · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: NASA — NSF’s LIGO Has Detected Gravitational Waves - NASA
- Also: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab: Ultra-High Vacuum
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