Large-scale cryogenic gravitational wave telescope

Citation
K. Kuroda et al., Large-scale cryogenic gravitational wave telescope, INT J MOD D, 8(5), 1999, pp. 557-579
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS D
ISSN journal
02182718 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
557 - 579
Database
ISI
SICI code
0218-2718(199910)8:5<557:LCGWT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We present here the Large-scale Cryogenic Gravitational wave Telescope (LCG T) project which is aimed to improve the sensitivity of the existing gravit ational wave projects by ten times. LCGT is the project constructing the km -scale gravitational wave detector in Japan succeeding the TAMA project, wh ich adopts cryogenic mirrors with a higher power laser. We are planing to b uild it in an underground site in Kamioka mine. If its target sensitivity i s attained, we will be able to catch a few events per month.