Scientific Potential of Einstein Telescope
Abstract
Einstein gravitational-wave Telescope (ET) is a design study funded by the European Commission to explore the technological challenges of and scientific benefits from building a third generation gravitational wave detector. The three-year study, which concluded earlier this year, has formulated the conceptual design of an observatory that can support the implementation of new technology for the next two to three decades. The goal of this talk is to introduce the audience to the overall aims and objectives of the project and to enumerate ET's potential to influence our understanding of fundamental physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- August 2011
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1108.1423
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1108.1423
- Bibcode:
- 2011arXiv1108.1423S
- Keywords:
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- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;
- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Conforms to conference proceedings, several author names corrected