LIGO

(Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave ObservatoryLIGO

(Observatory)LIGO Lab)

LIGO’s mission is to open the field of gravitational-wave astrophysics through the direct detection of gravitational waves. 1984: Founded as Caltech/MT project. 1999: LIGO inauguration ceremony.

Publication

Whitepapers from CaltechAUTHORS

• Sorensen, Agnieszka; Agarwal, Kshitij; et al. (2023) Dense Nuclear Matter Equation of State from Heavy-Ion Collisions
• Lovato, Alessandro; Dore, Travis; et al. (2022) Long Range Plan: Dense matter theory for heavy-ion collisions and neutron stars
• Reitze, David; Adhikari, Rana X.; et al. (2019) Cosmic Explorer: The U.S. Contribution to Gravitational-Wave Astronomy beyond LIGO; 10.48550/arXiv.1907.04833
• Reitze, David; Abbott, Richard; et al. (2019) The US Program in Ground-Based Gravitational Wave Science: Contribution from the LIGO Laboratory; 10.48550/arXiv.1903.04615