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Gravitational Waves and the Quest for Their Direct Detection

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This chapter introduces gravitational waves and reviews the optical-interferometric experiments for their direct detection. This is intended as an overview of the field—for further detail, a recommended source is Pitkin et al. (Living Rev Relativ 14(5):75 pp, 2011, [1]). Section 2.1 presents the basics of gravitational waves and potential sources of such waves in our Universe. Section 2.2 presents an introduction to current, second generation and future ground-based interferometric detectors. Section 2.3 provides an overview of noise sources currently affecting ground based measurements.

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