The long vision of gravitational wave astronomy

20 Aug 2018, 16:30
30m
RAI-G-041 (Zürich)

RAI-G-041

Zürich

Rämistrasse 74

Speaker

Alberto Sesana (University of Birmingham)

Description

Recent gravitational wave (GW) detections with LIGO/Virgo opened a new window on
the Universe, unveiling the most violent catastrophic events in the cosmos. GW
astronomy is just in its infancy, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)
and Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTAs) will offer a complementary view of the GW
universe in a much more extended range of frequencies, from mHz down to nHz. I
will briefly discuss the status of LIGO/Virgo, LISA and PTA, their targeted
sources and the science they will enable in the future decades.

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