First Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Wave Experiments

by Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Wave Experiments 1994 rome; Pizzella, G.; Ronga, F.; Coccia, E.

• ISBN13: 9789810220181
• ISBN10: 9810220189
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-09-01
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Table of Contents

Foreword
Notes on Edoardo Amaldi's Life and Activity
Sources of Gravitational Radiation for Detectors of the 21st Century	p. 3
Neutrino Telescopes	p. 18
[gamma]-Ray Bursts	p. 37
LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna for Gravitational Wave Measurements	p. 50
Search for Massive Coalescing Binaries with the Spacecraft ULYSSES	p. 64
The LIGO Project: Progress and Prospects	p. 70
The VIRGO Experiment: Status of the Art	p. 86
GEO 600 - A 600-m Laser Interferometric Gravitational Wave Antenna	p. 100
300-m Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Detector (TAMA300) in Japan	p. 112
Search for Continuous Gravitational Wave from Pulsars with Resonant Detector	p. 115
Operation of the ALLEGRO Detector at LSU	p. 128
Preliminary Results of the New Run of Measurements with the Resonant Antenna EXPLORER	p. 136
Operation of the Perth Cryogenic Resonant-Bar Gravitational Wave Detector	p. 144
The NAUTILUS Experiment	p. 161
Status of the AURIGA Gravitational Wave Antenna and Perspectives for the Gravitational Waves Search with Ultracryogenic Resonant Detectors	p. 176
Ultralow Temperature Resonant-Mass Gravitational Radiation Detectors: Current Status of the Stanford Program	p. 195
Electromechanical Transducers and Bandwidth of Resonant-Mass Gravitational-Wave Detectors	p. 201
Fully Numerical Data Analysis for Resonant Gravitational Wave Detectors: Optimal Filter and Available Information	p. 220
The Local Supernova Production	p. 235
Periodic Gravitational Signals from Galactic Pulsars	p. 244
On a Possibility of Scalar Gravitational Wave Detection from the Binary Pulsars PSR 1913+16	p. 251
Kazan Gravitational Wave Detector "Dulkyn": General Concept and Prospects of Construction	p. 261
Hierarchical Approach to the Theory of Detection of Periodic Gravitational Radiation	p. 269
Application of Gravitational Antennae for Fundamental Geophysical Problems	p. 277
On Production of Gravitational Radiation by Particle Accelerators and by High Power Lasers	p. 282
NESTOR: An Underwater Cerenkov Detector for Neutrino Astronomy	p. 288
A Cosmic-Ray Veto System for the Gravitational Wave Detector NAUTILUS	p. 296
Development of a 20m Prototype Laser Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detector at NAO	p. 304
Production of Higher-Order Light Modes by High Quality Optical Components	p. 308
Vibration Isolation and Suspension Systems for Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Detectors	p. 313
Quality Factors of Stainless Steel Pendulum Wires	p. 320
Reduction of Suspension Thermal Noises in Laser Free Masses Gravitational Antenna by Correlation of the Output with Additional Optical Signal	p. 328
Regeneration Effects in a Resonant Gravitational Wave Detector	p. 332
A Cryogenic Sapphire Transducer with Double Frequency Pumping for Resonant Mass GW Detectors	p. 339
Effect of Parametric Instability of Gravitational Wave Antenna with Microwave Cavity Transducer	p. 350
Resonators of Novel Geometry for Large Mass Resonant Transducers	p. 358
Measurements on the Gravitational Wave Antenna ALTAIR Equipped with a BAE Transducer	p. 368
The Rome BAE Transducer: Perspectives of its Application to Ultracryogenic Gravitational Wave Antennas	p. 380
Behavior of a dc SQUID Tightly Coupled to a High-Q Resonant Transducer	p. 390
High Q-Factor LC Resonators for Optimal Coupling	p. 398
Comparison Between Different Data Analysis Procedures for Gravitational Wave Pulse Detection	p. 406
Supernova 1987A Rome Maryland Gravitational Radiation Antenna Observations	p. 416
Analysis of the Data Recorded by the Maryland and Rome Gravitational-Wave Detectors and the Seismic Data from Moscow and Obninsk Station during SN1987A	p. 424
Multitransducer Resonant Gravitational Antennas	p. 436
Local Array of High Frequency Antennas	p. 443
Interaction Cross-Sections for Spherical Resonant GW Antennae	p. 449
Signal-To-Noise Analysis for a Spherical Gravitational Wave Antenna Instrumented with Multiple Transducers	p. 455
On the Design of Ultralow Temperature Spherical Gravitational Wave Detectors	p. 463
List of Participants	p. 479
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