<h1 id="ligo"><a href="./">LIGO</a></h1> <h2 id="laser-interferometer-gravitational-wave-observatory-ligo">(Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ; LIGO</h2> <p>(Observatory) ; LIGO Lab)</p> <p>started 1984</p> <p>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.</p> <h3 id="publication">Publication</h3> <p>Whitepapers from <a href="https://authors.library.caltech.edu">CaltechAUTHORS</a></p> <ul> <li>Sorensen, Agnieszka; Agarwal, Kshitij; et al. (2023) <a href="https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20230502-730887000.1">Dense Nuclear Matter Equation of State from Heavy-Ion Collisions</a></li> <li>Lovato, Alessandro; Dore, Travis; et al. (2022) <a href="https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20230502-434625000.4">Long Range Plan: Dense matter theory for heavy-ion collisions and neutron stars</a></li> <li>Reitze, David; Adhikari, Rana X.; et al. (2019) <a href="https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20200106-074015450">Cosmic Explorer: The U.S. Contribution to Gravitational-Wave Astronomy beyond LIGO</a>; <a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1907.04833">10.48550/arXiv.1907.04833</a></li> <li>Reitze, David; Abbott, Richard; et al. (2019) <a href="https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20191217-095908525">The US Program in Ground-Based Gravitational Wave Science: Contribution from the LIGO Laboratory</a>; <a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1903.04615">10.48550/arXiv.1903.04615</a></li> </ul>