Status of the LIGO detectors

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Sigg, Daniel ^a  

^a LIGO HANFORD OBSERVATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33645498749     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/8/S07     Document Type: Conference Paper

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