Honors Program Theses
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Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
C. C. Chancey
Keywords
Gravitational waves--Detection; Laser interferometers; Artificial satellites;
Abstract
We investigated theoretical considerations in the design of an Earth-based laser interferometer for detecting gravitational waves. Our design envisages a ground-based tracking station in communication with two geosynchronous satellites. We assumed linearized gravitational waves in a Schwarzschild spacetime geometry outside the Earth. Our initial calculations show that such a design is sufficiently sensitive to successfully detect gravitational waves near Earth.
Year of Submission
2004
Department
Department of Physics
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
11-2004
Object Description
1 PDF file (33 pages)
Copyright
©2004 William Griffin
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Griffin, William, "Theoretical considerations for geosynchronous, Earth-based gravity wave interferometer" (2004). Honors Program Theses. 588.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/588
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