Gravitational Wave Detection #2 Overview of detectors引力波探测的探测器2概述.pptVIP

8 June 2004 Summer School on Gravitational Wave Astronomy Gravitational Wave Detection #2:How detectors work Peter Saulson Syracuse University Outline How does an interferometer respond to gravitational waves? How does a resonant bar respond to gravitational waves? A puzzle: If light waves are stretched by gravitational waves, how can we use light as a ruler to detect gravitational waves? Three test masses Solving for variation in light travel time: start with x arm First, assume h(t) is constant during light’s travel through ifo. Rearrange, and replace square root with 1st two terms o