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In the previous chapter we have introduced the basics about gravitational waves and their sources. In this one we will explain the working principle of ground based GW detectors. The fundamental noises that limit the sensitivity will be presented, as well as the upgrades added to the basic scheme in order to improve the detector sensitivity.
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A bipolar signal has both positive and negative values.
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Casanueva Diaz, J. (2018). Ground Based Gravitational Wave Detectors. In: Control of the Gravitational Wave Interferometric Detector Advanced Virgo. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96014-2_3
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