LIGO: the Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Document #:

LIGO-G1602295-v1

Document type:

G - Presentations (eg Graphics)

Abstract:

Overview of gravitational waves, LIGO, and LIGO's recent discovery of a binary black hole merger. Presented as a keynote to the 11th International Workshop on Personal Computers and Particle Accelerator Controls (PCaPAC), held at LNLS, in Campinas, Brazil, October 25 to 28th 2016.

Files in Document:

• main.pdf (46.3 MB)

Topics:

• Education, Outreach
• Data Acquisition System
• Data and Computing
• State Control and Monitoring
• Public Talk / Colloquium
• Astrophysics / Multi-messenger

Authors:

• Jameson Graef Rollins