R. W. P. Drever

Research.com Recognitions

• 2016 - Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics For the observation of gravitational waves, opening new horizons in astronomy and physics.
• 2007 - Einstein Prize, American Physical Society For fundamental contributions to the development of gravitational wave detectors based on optical interferometry, leading to the successful operation of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory.
• 1998 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his fundamental experiment to test the isotropy of space, and for his pioneering contributions to laser interferometry as a tool for gravitationalwave detection

Overview

Best Publications

• Laser phase and frequency stabilization using an optical resonator

  R. W. P. Drever;J. L. Hall;F. V. Kowalski;J. Hough

  5360
  Citations

• GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  4133
  Citations

• LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.

  Alex Abramovici;William E. Althouse;Ronald W. P. Drever;Yekta Gürsel

  3030
  Citations

• GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  2923
  Citations

• Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  1961
  Citations

• Tests of general relativity with GW150914

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  1908
  Citations

• Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  1831
  Citations

• ON THE MEASUREMENT OF A WEAK CLASSICAL FORCE COUPLED TO A QUANTUM MECHANICAL OSCILLATOR. I. ISSUES OF PRINCIPLE

  Carlton M. Caves;Kip S. Thorne;Ronald W. P. Drever;Vernon D. Sandberg

  1576
  Citations

• Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

  J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  1417
  Citations

• Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

  J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

  1416
  Citations

• Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  1338
  Citations

• Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  1329
  Citations

• Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

  J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  1285
  Citations

• Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

  J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  1213
  Citations

• Properties of the Binary Black Hole Merger GW150914

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  1108
  Citations

• A gravitational wave observatory operating beyond the quantum shot-noise limit

  J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

  1097
  Citations

• Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

  B. P. Abbott

  1052
  Citations

• ASTROPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE BINARY BLACK HOLE MERGER GW150914

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  848
  Citations

• Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves from Advanced LIGO’s First Observing Run

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  800
  Citations

• Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

  B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  702
  Citations