LIGO-India: A Status report

Document #:

LIGO-G1701210-x0

Document type:

G - Presentations (eg Graphics)

Abstract:

Detection of Gravitational Waves (GW) by LIGO marks the birth of GW astronomy. Soon after that the Union cabinet of India announced the in principle approval for a LIGO detector in India. LIGO-India is essential to exploit the immense potential of GW Astronomy. It is a tremendous challenge. With the enormous enthusiasm, LIGO-India's progress has been very good. We believe that the project will be able to meet the aggressive timeline. I will review the status of the LIGO-India project.

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Topics:

• LIGO-India

Authors:

• Sanjit Mitra
• Tarun Souradeep

Associated with Events:

Amaldi 12 held on 09 Jul 2017 in Hilton Hotel, Pasadena, CA