Tour: Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) Lab

Tuesday January 12, 2016 2:30 pm
Tour originates in 37-252

TOUR: Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) Lab
Dr. Adam Lipson, Postdoctoral Associate

Visitors will be taken on a tour of the LIGO prototyping facilities at MIT. These include a full-scale prototype of the LIGO vacuum chambers, laser, isolation and suspension systems, and laboratories for thermal and optical noise measurements.

Max 10 people, advance sign-up required starting at 1:05 pm in 37-252

Prerequisites: Attendance of talks preceding the tour