Status of the LIGO detectors

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Sigg, Daniel ^a  

^a LIGO HANFORD OBSERVATORY   (United States)

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EID: 44449121248     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/25/11/114041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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