EVIDENCE FOR DISCOVERY OF GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION

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WEBER, J
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[1] Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.22.1320
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Coincidences have been observed on gravitational-radiation detectors over a base line of about 1000 km at Argonne National Laboratory and at the University of Maryland. The probability that all of these coincidences were accidental is incredibly small. Experiments imply that electromagnetic and seismic effects can be ruled out with a high level of confidence. These data are consistent with the conclusion that the detectors are being excited by gravitational radiation. © 1969 The American Physical Society.
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