RUI: LIGO Detector Characterization and Optical Scatter Research

RUI：LIGO 探测器表征和光学散射研究

• 批准号: 0970147
• 负责人: Joshua Smith
• 金额: $ 24万
• 依托单位: CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0970147&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; LIGO; Detector; Characterization; Optical

Most of humanity's astronomical knowledge has been obtained through electromagnetic radiation. Gravitational waves, one of the most dramatic predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity, will provide an entirely new way to observe the Universe. This award supports research by the Gravitational-Wave Group at California State University Fullerton (CSUF) contributing to the search for gravitational waves with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). The research will focus on i) improving LIGO's sensitivity to transient astronomical events such as black hole collisions and supernovae explosions through a reduction of non-stationary noise in the detector data, and ii) expediting the success of Advanced LIGO by studying the optical properties of samples of its core and auxiliary optics. These projects will have significant student involvement and help train the next generation of physicists. CSUF is a hispanic serving institution. The research activities funded by this award will provide enhanced opportunities to students traditionally underrepresented in scientific research.

人类的大部分天文知识都是通过电磁辐射获得的。引力波是爱因斯坦广义相对论最引人注目的预测之一，它将提供一种观察宇宙的全新方式。该奖项支持加州州立大学富勒顿分校 (CSUF) 引力波小组的研究，致力于利用激光干涉仪引力波天文台 (LIGO) 寻找引力波。该研究将重点关注 i) 通过减少探测器数据中的非平稳噪声来提高 LIGO 对黑洞碰撞和超新星爆炸等瞬态天文事件的灵敏度，以及 ii) 通过研究先进 LIGO 的光学特性来加速先进 LIGO 的成功其核心和辅助光学器件的样本。这些项目将吸引大量学生的参与，并有助于培训下一代物理学家。 CSUF 是一个西班牙裔服务机构。该奖项资助的研究活动将为传统上在科学研究中代表性不足的学生提供更多机会。