Timeline for Gravitational waves detector orientation
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| Jan 23, 2018 at 20:15 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Jan 23, 2018 at 18:14 | comment | added | Mike | I've updated my answer to explain it a bit. Specifically: yes, since this wave only has a plus polarization, the optimal orientation of your single-leg detector would necessarily be along the $x$ or $y$ axes. | |
| Jan 23, 2018 at 18:13 | history | edited | Mike | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 23, 2018 at 15:58 | comment | added | user174295 | Can you explain why we have to align the two legs with the $x$ and $y$ axes? I've never heard about antenna patterns. If I could show this wave only has plus polarization, would that imply this orientation? | |
| Jan 23, 2018 at 15:17 | history | answered | Mike | CC BY-SA 3.0 |