Precision alignment of the LIGO 4 km arms using the dual-frequency differential global positioning system

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3086-3094

  Althouse, W E ^a,b   Hand, S D ^c,d   Jones, L K ^a   Lazzarini, A ^a   Weiss, R ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CB and I   (United States)

^d JACOBS ENGINEERING   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0035397371     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1376138     Document Type: Article

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