Gravitational-wave strain detection

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LIGO Michelson Fabry-Perot interferometer detects strain h ~ 10^-21 over 4 km baseline; quantum-noise-limited above 100 Hz, seismic-noise-limited below 10 Hz; first detection GW150914 (2015).

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