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Gravitational Wave Detectors Based on Matter Wave Interferometers (MIGO) Are No Better Than Laser Interferometers (LIGO)
Published
Author(s)
A Roura, Dieter Brill, B- L. Hu, Charles Misner, William D. Phillips
Citation
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
atom interferometer, gravity waves, laser interferomerty, matter wave interferometry, special relativity
Citation
Roura, A.
, Brill, D.
, Hu, B.
, Misner, C.
and Phillips, W.
(2021),
Gravitational Wave Detectors Based on Matter Wave Interferometers (MIGO) Are No Better Than Laser Interferometers (LIGO), Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
(Accessed October 11, 2025)