摘要
As the most expensive project ever funded by the U.S.National Science Foundation,the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory(LIGO)aims at fully testing the existence of gravitation waves predicted by Albert Einstein and opening a new gateway for astronomers and physicists alike to explore the universe.In April,2015,during his stay in Beijing for'The Next Detectors for Gravitational Wave Astronomy'
As the most expensive project ever funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Laser .Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory （L1GO） aims at fully testing the existence of gravitation waves predicted by Albert Einstein and opening a new gateway for astronomers and physicists alike to explore the universe. In April, 2015, during his stay in Beijing for ＂The Next Detectors for Gravitational Wave Astronomy＂ Workshop at the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, laser physicist and LIGO Executive Director David Reitze talked to BCAS reporter XIN Ling about LIGO＇s history, its newly finished technology upgrade, the current chances to catch a gravitational wave, as well as China＇s opportunities in the upcoming era of gravitational wave astronomy.
