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Publications (6)

gr-qc2021

The Next Generation Global Gravitational Wave Observatory: The Science Book

Vicky Kalogera, B. S. Sathyaprakash, Matthew Bailes +88

The next generation of ground-based gravitational-wave detectors will observe coalescences of black holes and neutron stars throughout the cosmos, thousands of them with exceptiona…

gr-qc2021

Gravitational Wave Data Analysis: Computing Challenges in the 3G Era

Peter Couvares, Ian Bird, Ed Porter +13

Cyber infrastructure will be a critical consideration in the development of next generation gravitational-wave detectors. The demand for data analysis computing in the 3G era will…

gr-qc2021

Future Ground-Based Gravitational-Wave Observatories: Synergies with Other Scientific Communities

Michele Punturo, David Reitze, Peter Couvares +10

Planning for the development of a 3rd generation global gravitational-wave detector array is a multifaceted and complex effort that will necessarily need a high level of community…

gr-qc2021

3G R&D: R&D for the Next Generation of Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

David McClelland, Harald Lueck, Rana Adhikari +43

To deliver on the promise of next generation gravitational-wave observatories, a sustained and coordinated detector research and development program is required. This report examin…

gr-qc2021

An Exploration of Possible Governance Models for the Future Global Gravitational-Wave Observatory Network

Stavros Katsanevas, Gary Sanders, Beverly Berger +17

The construction of a global network of detectors is the cornerstone to scientific success for 3rd generation gravitational wave astronomy. If carried out with a vision to the futu…

gr-qc2021

Expanding the Reach of Gravitational Wave Astronomy to the Edge of the Universe: The Gravitational-Wave International Committee Study Reports on Next Generation Ground-based Gravitational-Wave Observatories

David Reitze, Michele Punturo, Peter Couvares +10

The first direct detection of gravitational waves emitted from a pair of merging black holes in 2015 has been heralded as one of most significant scientific breakthroughs in physic…