Presentation Title
P-25 Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Gravity Spy
Presenter Status
Professor, Physics
Preferred Session
Poster Session
Location
Buller Hall Hallways
Start Date
22-10-2021 2:00 PM
End Date
22-10-2021 3:00 PM
Presentation Abstract
The LIGO and Virgo detectors have made over 50 confirmed measurements of gravitational waves, the faint ripples in the fabric of spacetime predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. The majority of these gravitational wave events were caused by the inspiral, collision, and merging of pairs of black holes. One event was caused by the merging of a pair of neutron stars and two by neutron stars merging with black holes. These measurements have helped us learn about the objects that produced the gravitational waves.
Gravity Spy is a project that combines the efforts of citizen scientist volunteers with machine learning to investigate and remove sources of detector noise. The resulting improvements have made the detectors more sensitive and will improve gravitational wave discovery.
P-25 Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Gravity Spy
Buller Hall Hallways
The LIGO and Virgo detectors have made over 50 confirmed measurements of gravitational waves, the faint ripples in the fabric of spacetime predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. The majority of these gravitational wave events were caused by the inspiral, collision, and merging of pairs of black holes. One event was caused by the merging of a pair of neutron stars and two by neutron stars merging with black holes. These measurements have helped us learn about the objects that produced the gravitational waves.
Gravity Spy is a project that combines the efforts of citizen scientist volunteers with machine learning to investigate and remove sources of detector noise. The resulting improvements have made the detectors more sensitive and will improve gravitational wave discovery.
Acknowledgments
Faculty Research Grant from the Andrews University Office of Research and Creative Scholarship