29 February 2016
Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN
Europe/Rome timezone

Birth and development of the experiments searching for gravitational waves

29 Feb 2016, 14:45
45m
Aula Bruno Touschek (Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN)

Aula Bruno Touschek

Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN

Via Enrico Fermi, 40 00044 Frascati

Speaker

Guido Pizzella (LNF)

Description

The birth and development of the experimental search for gravitational waves is described, from the first Weber experiment to the cryogenic resonant bars, to the laser interferometers. The contribution of the Rome group during a period of fortysix years is described. The cryogenic detectors EXPLORER and NAUTILUS and the results achieved are shown.

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