LEGO-LIGO

LIGO实验最近首次直接探测到引力波，英国研究人员的主要参与以及STFC的重大投资。这一发现引起了媒体、学校和公众的极大兴趣。我们将利用媒体的这种兴趣，以及未来任何公告所引起的兴趣，建立一个演示器，说明LIGO的工作机制，并在公众和学校的活动中展出。使用动手展览，机械马达移动说明性的电磁波，参观者将能够直接控制LEGO-LIGO，并看到小动作对产生的干扰的影响。

The LIGO experiment has recently made the first direct detection of gravitational waves, with key involvement from UK researchers and through significant investment from STFC. The detection received a great deal of interest in the media, in schools, and the public at large.We will exploit this media interest, and the interest resulting from any future announcement, to build a demonstrator that illustrates the mechanism by which LIGO works, and exhibit it at events for the public and schools. Using a hands-on exhibit, with mechanical motors moving illustrative EM waves, visitors will be able to directly control LEGO-LIGO, and see the impact that small motions have on the resulting interference.