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I got to visit LIGO in Louisiana a few years back. I remember they lamented that it was not as remote as they really wanted. The detector picked up nearby hun
by acranox 8y ago
I got to visit LIGO in Louisiana a few years back. I remember they lamented that it was not as remote as they really wanted. The detector picked up nearby hunting activity, and logging activity in the woods. And they had to shut down measurements for a couple hours every week when the liquid nitrogen truck drove in due to the road vibrations it created.
It’s an awesome experiment. And it requires huge computational resources to process all the data they take in.
- pinko 8y agoThe seismic isolation is much better since the Advanced LIGO upgrade completed in 2014 -- when were you there? (I'm also happy to answer any computing questions; that's my area.)