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most citedLIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

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51 papers

physics.ins-det2025

Low thermal noise mirror coatings utilising titanium dioxide and germanium dioxide mixtures

M. Fazio, I. W. Martin, P. Hill +16

Upgrades to ground-based gravitational-wave observatories will require mirror coatings with reduced thermal noise, enabling improved detector sensitivity and extended astrophysical…

astro-ph.IM2021

Proposed large scale monolithic fused silica mirror suspension for 3rd generation gravitational wave detectors

A. V. Cumming, R. Jones, G. D. Hammond +3

Thermal noise from the suspension fibres used in the mirror pendulums in current gravitational wave detectors is a critical noise source. Future detectors will require improved sus…

gr-qc2021★ 1 cited

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

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

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

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…