Splinter Meeting GWAstronomy
Multi-band Gravitational wave Astronomy
Time: CEST (UTC+2)
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Convenor(s): Thomas Kupfer [1], Michèle Heurs [2, 3] , Michael Kramer [4], Pedro Schwaller [5], Harald Lück [2, 3]
[1] Universität Hamburg; [2] Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Hannover; [3] Leibniz Universität Hannover; [4] Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn; [5] Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
In 2015 LIGO detected the first binary black hole merger and opened an entirely new window to study the universe. Since its first detection ~100 additional compact object mergers have been reported, including the first multi-messenger detection of a neutron star merger both in gravitational waves and electromagnetic waves which provided unprecedented details about the physics of such merger events. This is only the beginning of a new emerging field. Recently pulsar timing arrays announced evidence for a gravitational wave background most likely originating from supermassive black hole binaries. A variety of tabletop experiments targeting ultra-high frequency GWs are currently under development. In the mid- to late-2030s the first space based gravitational wave detector, LISA, will come online, and shortly after the third generation of ground-based detectors. This splinter addresses all aspects on present and future gravitational wave detectors ranging across the frequency band, including the prospects of multi-messenger observations and possible insights into physics of the early universe. It aims to foster and consolidate collaborations within the scientific community working in the field of gravitational wave astrophysics.
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