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Conference Papers Year : 2014

The matter-wave laser interferometer gravitation antenna (MIGA): New perspectives for fundamental physics and geosciences

B. Canuel
L. Amand
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A. Bertoldi
R. Geiger
J. Gillot
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A. Landragin
I. Riou
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S. P. Schmid
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P. Bouyer

Abstract

We are building a hybrid detector of new concept that couples laser and matter-wave interferometry to study sub Hertz variations of the strain tensor of space-time and gravitation. Using a set of atomic interferometers simultaneously manipulated by the resonant optical field of a 200 m cavity, the MIGA instrument will allow the monitoring of the evolution of the gravitational field at unprecedented sensitivity, which will be exploited both for geophysical studies and for Gravitational Waves (GWs) detection. This new infrastructure will be embedded into the LSBB underground laboratory, ideally located away from major anthropogenic disturbances and benefitting from very low background noise.

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hal-01142050 , version 1 (14-04-2015)

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B. Canuel, L. Amand, A. Bertoldi, W. Chaibi, R. Geiger, et al.. The matter-wave laser interferometer gravitation antenna (MIGA): New perspectives for fundamental physics and geosciences. i-DUST 2014 – Inter-Disciplinary Underground Science & Technology, May 2014, Apt, France. pp.01004, ⟨10.1051/e3sconf/20140401004⟩. ⟨hal-01142050⟩
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