Quantum metrology for gravitational wave astronomy

Nature Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Schnabel, Roman ^a   Mavalvala, Nergis ^b   McClelland, David E ^c   Lam, Ping K ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GRAVITATIONAL STRESS; NEUTRON; QUANTUM YIELD; REVIEW;

EID: 78650037202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1122     Document Type: Review

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