China completes phase-one construction of its first primordial gravitational wave detection experiment(1/6)

This file photo shows the AliCPT Phase-I telescope receiver seen from its base at the Ali Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization Telescope (AliCPT) experiment site, which recently achieved “first light” observation. (Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

The Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Sunday that China’s first primordial gravitational wave detection project in Ali Prefecture, Xizang Autonomous Region, has made major progress with the completion of its Phase-I construction.

A top-down view of Telescope No.1 at the AliCPT Phase-I site in Ali Prefecture, Xizang Autonomous Region.(File photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Image of the Moon captured at 150 GHz by the AliCPT experiment.(File photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Image of Jupiter captured at 150 GHz by the AliCPT experiment.(File photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

View of the base structure of Telescope No.1 at the AliCPT Phase-I site in Ali Prefecture, Xizang Autonomous Region.(File photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Panoramic view of the AliCPT Phase-I observation station inAli Prefecture, Xizang Autonomous Region.(Filehoto: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences/Handout)