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发帖数: 3022 | 1 There's also LIGO at MIT. Anyway ...
In terms of living condition, Caltech is far superior than the two sites,
which suck.
Hanford is in the middle of nowhere, site is close to nuclear power plants,
tap water
is rumored to contain Plutonium.
Livingston is in a poor area, many chemical plants around, tap water smells;
the area
is full of religious fanatics, like evangelists.
In terms of research, your advisor will know best where you should go, but:
For theory/data analysis/modeling, you should g | a********O
发帖数: 24 | 2 LIGO is a single (huge) project funded by NSF and carried out by
Caltech/MIT. There are theoretical groups on campus of both univs,
and two observatory sites, one at Hanford, Washington, one at Livingston,
Louisiana. The structures at both sites are the same: two 4-km tunnels
meet at the main building to form a large "L".
I know nothing about the Hanford site, but my friend brought me to visit
the Livingston site before. It's one hour's drive from Baton Rouge,
capital of Louisiana. The location
【在 x******i 的大作中提到】
: There's also LIGO at MIT. Anyway ...
: In terms of living condition, Caltech is far superior than the two sites,
: which suck.
: Hanford is in the middle of nowhere, site is close to nuclear power plants,
: tap water
: is rumored to contain Plutonium.
: Livingston is in a poor area, many chemical plants around, tap water smells;
: the area
: is full of religious fanatics, like evangelists.
: In terms of research, your advisor will know best where you should go, but:
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