Sentences with phrase «observation run»

During its first observation run, on Sept. 14, 2015, just days after becoming fully operational, Advanced LIGO laser beams stretched just a bit more than usual.

This event, detected by the two NSF - supported LIGO detectors at 02:01:16 UTC on June 8, 2017 (or 10:01:16 pm on June 7 in US Eastern Daylight time), was actually the second binary black hole merger observed during LIGO's second observation run since being upgraded in a program called Advanced LIGO.

The Virgo detector, a third interferometer located near Pisa, Italy, with a design similar to the twin LIGO detectors, is expected to come online during the latter half of LIGO's upcoming observation run.

Both US LIGO instruments and the Virgo detector based in Tuscany are currently being upgraded and improved in preparation of the next joint observation run «O3» which is planned to commence in autumn 2018.

Boxplots In the (new) Box 9.2 of the Government Draft, IPCC conceded that recent 15 - year observations run below models, but argue that 15 - year trends ending with the big 1998 El Nino undershoot models.

The discovery was made possible by the enhanced capabilities of Advanced LIGO, a major upgrade that increases the sensitivity of the instruments compared to the first generation LIGO detectors, enabling a large increase in the volume of the universe probed — and the discovery of gravitational waves during its first observation run.

A month before this detection, LIGO paused its second observation run to open the vacuum systems at both sites and perform maintenance.

Being a philosopher, Rachel was interested in how that observation runs counter to the legend of «Catholic guilt»: In fact, as she smartly pointed out, the most widespread Catholic feeling is not so much guilt as forgiveness!

LIGO researchers spotted a second black hole merger before ending the observation run on 12 January.

This year's observation run ended on August 25, and now both observatories are working on upgrades that should improve their sensitivity.

Funded in large part by the NSF, Advanced LIGO enabled a large increase in the volume of the universe probed, leading to the discovery of gravitational waves during its first observation run.