Superconducting gravitational wave sensor
OwnerArmen Gulian, Joe Gaines Foreman +3inventors
InventorsArmen Gulian, Joe Gaines Foreman, Louis Sica, JR., Vahan R. Nikoghosyan, Shmuel Nussinov
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Abstract
A superconducting gravitational wave senser includes a toroid-like torque body having first and second diametrically opposed mass objects to provide a bi-pole mass distribution about its Z-axis for torque perturbations by gravitational waves. The torque body includes superconducting material that produces a magnetic field when perturbed; the field indicative a gravitation wave.
Claims5
A system for detecting and obtaining a signal representative of a gravitational wave, comprising:
- a torque body having at least a bi-pole mass distribution and mounted for rotational movement about an axis in response to a gravitational wave;
- a loop of superconducting material associated with the torque body for rotation therewith for generating a magnetic field in response to rotation of the torque body;
- a magnetic field detector for detecting the magnetic field generated by the torque body in response to a gravitational wave;
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- means for maintaining the temperature of the torque body and the loop of superconducting material below the superconducting transition temperature of the superconductor.
A method for detecting and obtaining a signal representative of a gravitational wave, comprising the steps of:
- providing a torque body having at least a bi-pole mass distribution and mounted for rotational movement about an axis in response to a gravitational wave;
- providing a loop of superconducting material associated with the torque body for rotation therewith for generating a magnetic field in response to rotation of the torque body;
- providing a magnetic field detector for detecting the magnetic field generated by the torque body in response to a gravitational wave;
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- providing means for maintaining the temperature of the torque body and the loop of superconducting material below the superconducting transition temperature of the superconductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.