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Stephen C. McGuire
Professor and Chair
Department of Physics
Southern University and A&M College
LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, is now operational and seeks to improve its sensitivity for gravity-wave detection by a factor of ten during its next phase of operation. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to design and fabricate test mass mirrors that help minimize the noise in the interferometers and, in so doing, maximize gravity-wave detection capability. Following a brief update of the LIGO experiment, our program of research in optical materials for use in advanced versions of the interferometers will be described.
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Colloquia are videotaped and available in the NIST Research Library.