<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>