Spatiotemporal model of the ligo interferometer

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2990-3002

  Beausoleil, R G ^a,c   Sigg, D ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LIGO HANFORD OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

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EID: 0011904464     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.002990     Document Type: Article

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