Searching for gravitational waves

Document #:

LIGO-G1600262-v1

Document type:

G - Presentations (eg Graphics)

Abstract:

Detection of gravitational waves will allow scientists to test Einstein’s theory of General Relativity in the previously unexplored strong-field regime. Gravitational waves carry information about highly dynamical astrophysical sources generating measurable waves. Coalescing compact binaries are the most promising sources of gravitational waves accessible to ground-based interferometers, such as Advanced LIGO. Made of neutron stars and/or black holes that orbit each other hundreds of times a second just before they collide, the resulting waves contain information about the individual objects and the dynamical coalescence process. After reviewing the basic properties of gravitational waves, I will present an overview of the detector design and provide an update on the current status of Advanced LIGO and its ability to probe the strong gravity regime.

Files in Document:

• AAASGWs_160212.pptx.pdf (18.1 MB)

Other Files:

• AAASGWs_160212.pptx (70.6 MB)

Topics:

• Detector
• Data Analysis
• Public Talk / Colloquium
• Collaboration

Author Groups:

• LVC

Referenced by:

• LIGO-G1601566-v2: LIGO and the Detection of Gravitational Waves