17–21 May 2021
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Europe/Rome timezone

Mariner: LIGO Voyager Prototype at the Caltech 40 m Lab

17 May 2021, 12:30
10m
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talk R&D facilities and plans Recorded talks: Third Generation R&D Facilities

Speaker

Dr Christopher Wipf (Caltech LIGO)

Description

The LIGO Voyager upgrade is designed to maximize the reach of the existing observatory facilities, with radiatively-cooled silicon optics and coatings that enable high-power cryogenic interferometry. I will discuss the ongoing project to realize this design at the 40 m Lab.

Primary author

Dr Christopher Wipf (Caltech LIGO)

Presentation materials