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UK Involvement in the Operation of Advanced LIGO

英国参与先进 LIGO 的运营

基本信息

批准号：
ST/J000019/1
负责人：
Kenneth Strain
金额：
$ 56.18万
依托单位：
University of Glasgow
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2011
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2011 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FJ000019%2F1
关键词：
UK Involvement Operation Advanced LIGO

项目摘要

Through the design and construction project 'Advanced LIGO UK,' the UK has succeeded in making fundamental contributions to the Advanced LIGO (aLIGO) detectors in the US by transfer of technology originally developed for GEO 600. As a direct result, UK groups are in a position to fully exploit the rich science data that will be produced over the coming decade. There is, therefore, a unique opportunity to ensure that UK scientists maintain leadership in gravitational wave science, by providing the support and infrastructure necessary for the UK to maintain full involvement in the operation of the aLIGO detectors and so to remain active partners in the user-community group, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), through which data rights are earned and distributed. Of equal importance is the need to ensure that UK delivered equipment and facilities for the aLIGO detectors are fully exploited to maximise the science output. This is true both in terms of their implementation within aLIGO, and later when it is planned that reconfiguration or upgrading of aLIGO will be undertaken. It is envisaged that the UK equipment which has been designed to meet all long-term project goals, will remain in place even following such upgrades, and continued UK technical support will help to ensure that is the case. The UK membership of the LSC is considerable, and we have been able to leverage data access and science return for a relatively small investment in the total hardware investment (at the few percent level). Further we are in a position to maintain involvement at the highest level for very modest additional investment, as set out in detail in this proposal.

通过设计和建造项目“Advanced LIGO UK”，英国成功地通过转让最初为GEO 600开发的技术，为美国的Advanced LIGO（aLIGO）探测器做出了根本性的贡献。其直接结果是，英国研究小组能够充分利用未来十年产生的丰富科学数据。因此，有一个独特的机会，以确保英国科学家保持在引力波科学的领导地位，通过提供必要的支持和基础设施，使英国保持全面参与aLIGO探测器的运行，从而保持在用户社区组，LIGO科学合作（LSC），通过它获得和分配数据权利的积极合作伙伴。同样重要的是，需要确保英国为aLIGO探测器提供的设备和设施得到充分利用，以最大限度地提高科学产出。无论是在aLIGO中的实现，还是以后计划对aLIGO进行重新配置或升级，都是如此。据设想，为满足所有长期项目目标而设计的联合王国设备，即使在这种升级之后，也将继续使用，联合王国的持续技术支持将有助于确保这一点。LSC的英国成员相当多，我们已经能够利用数据访问和科学回报，在总硬件投资中进行相对较小的投资（在百分之几的水平上）。此外，我们能够保持最高级别的参与，并提供非常有限的额外投资，详情见本提案。