Cosmic Explorer: The U.S. Contribution to Gravitational-Wave Astronomy beyond LIGO

Abstract

This white paper describes the research and development needed over the next decade to realize "Cosmic Explorer," the U.S. node of a future third-generation detector network that will be capable of observing and characterizing compact gravitational-wave sources to cosmological redshifts.

arXiv commentAstro2020 Decadal Survey ground-based technology development white paper

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