Fröhlich Lecture - The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy - Professor Alberto Vecchio
3:30pm - 4:30pm /
Wednesday 16th November 2016
/ Venue: Rotblat Lecture Theatre Chadwick Building
Type: Seminar /
Category: Research
- Professor Peter Weightman
- Admission: N/A
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"The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy."
Professor Alberto Vecchio
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham
Abstract:
On September 14, 2015 the two instruments of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) observed a gravitational wave transient that has been associated with the coalescence of a binary black hole. Here I will describe the history of the discovery, the exquisite technology that has enabled this detection and the physical properties that we have inferred about the source. I will also present the results of the analysis of the full data collected during the first observing run of Advanced LIGO and discuss the prospects for the future.
Refreshments will be available from 15:15
Professor Alberto Vecchio
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham
Abstract:
On September 14, 2015 the two instruments of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) observed a gravitational wave transient that has been associated with the coalescence of a binary black hole. Here I will describe the history of the discovery, the exquisite technology that has enabled this detection and the physical properties that we have inferred about the source. I will also present the results of the analysis of the full data collected during the first observing run of Advanced LIGO and discuss the prospects for the future.
Refreshments will be available from 15:15