The path to the enhanced and advanced LIGO gravitational-wave detectors

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Smith, J R ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67649717065     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/11/114013     Document Type: Article

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