The Sounds of Space





Members of the Gravitational Wave Group
(Image credit: Andreas Freise)

Test bench for a new type of laser beam
(Image credit: Andreas Freise)

Test bench for a new type of laser beam
(Image credit: Andreas Freise)

Vacuum tank for testing optical components
(Image credit: Andreas Freise)

Electronic unit for signal acquisition and control
(Image credit: Andreas Freise)

Screenshot of educational computer game
(Image credit: Andreas Freise)

Screenshot of educational computer game
(Image credit: Paul Fulda)

LIGO Livingston observatory
(Image credit: LIGO Laboratory)

LIGO Hanford observatory
(Image credit: LIGO Laboratory)

LIGO detector control room
(Image credit: LIGO Laboratory)

LIGO 35 W laser system
(Image credit: LIGO Laboratory)

LIGO test setup of a mirror suspension
(Image credit: LIGO Laboratory)

LIGO vaccum system and pumps
(Image credit: LIGO Laboratory)

Artist's impression of the Einstein Telescope
(Image credit: NIKHEF)

Artist's impression of the LISA mission
(Image credit: NASA)