Physics Program Presents
Compact Binary Coalescences: What Have We Learned from the LIGO-Virgo Observations and What’s Next?
Friday, October 29, 2021
Hegeman 107
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Surabhi Sachdev, University of Milwaukee
We are in the era of gravitational-wave and multi-messenger astronomy, kick-started by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. The Advanced detectors concluded their third observing run (O3) in March 2020. The latest catalog of compact binary coalescences which analyzed data up until the first half of O3 contains 55 events consistent with binary black holes and binary neutron stars. In addition, two events consistent with neutron star black hole binaries were reported in the data from the second half of O3. I will provide a summary of the gravitational-wave data observations and describe what we can learn from these. I will conclude by discussing what we can expect from the upcoming observing runs.For more information, call 845-758-4391, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Hegeman 107