International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics <<Maurice M. Shapiro>>

21^st Course: Astroparticle Physics: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
1-7 August, 2018

We will study the nature of gravitational waves as predicted by the theory of general relativity and astrophysical sources of gravitational waves. We will describe different classes of gravitational wave detectors (using pulsar timing, space and ground based interferometers), and go into more detail about the technology used in current LIGO detectors, as well as the sources of limiting noises. We will explore the challenges for designing more sensitive ground-based detectors.