LIGO-India project
Q. The LIGO-India project will be jointly coordinated and executed by which of the premier Indian institutions
1) IUCAA
2) Indian Institute of Astrophysics
3) Institute for Plasma Research- Published on 16 Aug 16a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 1, 3
- The LIGO-India project will be jointly coordinated and executed by three premier Indian lead institutions viz., the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar and the Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore.
- Some of the Universities in the country will also participate in the project.
- The LIGO-India project will establish a state-of-the-art gravitational wave observatory on the Indian soil in collaboration with the LIGO Laboratory in the U.S. run by Caltech and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- The project will bring unprecedented opportunities for our scientists and engineers to dig deeper into the realm of gravitational wave and take global leadership in this new astronomical frontier.
- LIGO-India will also bring considerable opportunities in cutting edge technology for the Indian industry which will be engaged in the construction of eight kilometre long beam tube at ultra-high vacuum on a levelled terrain.
