月基激光干涉仪引力波天文台

Lunar-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory

引力波是广义相对论的重要预言,引力波探测是当代物理学最活跃的前沿领域之一。引力波的发现使引力波天文学完成了从寻找引力波到研究引力波这一历史性转折,开创了引力波天文学蓬勃发展的新时代。以地球为基地的激光干涉仪引力波天文台和空间引力波探测器在世界各地迅速地发展起来。随着探月工程的开展,以月球为基地的激光干涉仪引力波天文台的建造也越来越引起人们的关注。该文对月基激光干涉仪引力波天文台进行了简介:首先回顾其历史、陈述其有利条件及探测器基本参数和光学结构,展望其未来的发展前景。

Gravitational wave is an important prediction of general relativity,and the detection of gravitational waves is one of the most active frontiers of contemporary physics.The discovery of gravitational waves has made gravitational wave astronomy complete the historic transition from the search for gravitational waves to astronomical study,and has ushered in a new era of vigorous development of gravitational wave astronomy.Earthbased laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatories and space-based gravitationalwave detectors have been developed rapidly around the world.With the commencement of the Lunar exploration project,the construction of a Lunar-based laser interferometer gravitational wave observatory has attracted more and more attention.In this paper,we give a brief introduction to Lunar-based laser interferometer gravitational wave observatory:review its history,describe its favourable conditions and the basic parameters and optical structure of the detector,and look forward to its future development prospects.