A comparison between matter wave and light wave interferometers for the detection of gravitational waves

A comparison between matter wave and light wave interferometers for the detection of gravitational waves

We calculate and compare the response of light wave interferometers and matter wave interferometers to gravitational waves. We find that metric matter wave interferometers will not challenge kilometric light wave interferometers such as Virgo or LIGO, but could be a good candidate for the detection...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics letters. A 2006-09, Vol.357 (4), p.249-254
Hauptverfasser: Delva, P., Angonin, M.-C., Tourrenc, P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Gravitational waves detection
Interferometry
Matter waves
Physics
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Zusammenfassung:We calculate and compare the response of light wave interferometers and matter wave interferometers to gravitational waves. We find that metric matter wave interferometers will not challenge kilometric light wave interferometers such as Virgo or LIGO, but could be a good candidate for the detection of very low frequency gravitational waves.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2006.04.103