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Looks like things started to get _much_ better after Virgo joined. I assume that is because of the increased "baseline" (angular resolution) and because two di
by m4r35n357 6y ago
Looks like things started to get _much_ better after Virgo joined. I assume that is because of the increased "baseline" (angular resolution) and because two different instruments at different locations makes it easier to detect & reject spurious signals.
- the8472 6y ago> and because two different instruments at different locations Virgo is the 3rd actually. LIGO consists of 2 separate facilities. But yes, having more detectors decreases the degrees of freedom when calculating the origin of the signal.