The Advanced LIGO detectors build on the experience with the initial LIGO detectors, currently the world's most sensitive, and incorporate more than a decade of further advanced technology development, including that done by partners in the UK, Germany and Australia.

Media references

Professor Robyn Owens  (+61 8)  6488 2460
Professor Stan Whitcomb  +1 (626) 429 6953
Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563  /  (+61 4) 32 637 716

Media Statement:  LIGO-Australia

Issued on behalf of a consortium of Australian universities:  Australian National University, The University of Adelaide, The University of Melbourne, Monash University, UWA.