AURIGA

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AURIGA (Antenna Ultracriogenica Risonante per l'Indagine Gravitazionale Astronomica) is an ultracryogenic resonant bar gravitational wave detector in Italy.[1] It is at the Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, near Padova.[2] It is being used for research into gravitational waves and quantum gravity.

When the oscillator gets hit with a burst of gravitational waves, it will excite the oscillator and it will vibrate for a time span longer than the duration of the gravitational wave burst. This allows for the extraction of the signal from the detector.

## See also

* LIGO
* Weber bar

## References

1. ↑ Francis, Matthew (2012-12-18). "Threatening (to discover) quantum gravity with a big metal bar". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2012/12/threatening-to-discover-quantum-gravity-with-a-big-metal-bar/.
2. ↑ "AURIGA EXPERIMENT, RESPONSIBLE: Massimo Cerdonio". INFN. Archived from the original on 2006-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20060510140409/http://www.infn.it/esperimenti/esperimentien.php?gruppo=2&sigla_naz=AURIGA. Retrieved 2012-12-18.

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