PIRSA:13050058

Tackling the Challenges of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy

Cannon, K. (2013). Tackling the Challenges of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy . Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/13050058

Cannon, Kipp. Tackling the Challenges of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy . Perimeter Institute, May. 15, 2013, https://pirsa.org/13050058 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:13050058,
            doi = {10.48660/13050058},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/13050058},
            author = {Cannon, Kipp},
            keywords = {Strong Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Tackling the Challenges of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy },
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2013},
            month = {may},
            note = {PIRSA:13050058 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Kipp Cannon University of Tokyo

DOI 10.48660/13050058
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

Gravitational radiation promises to teach us many new things about the universe and the world around us, but all attempts to observe gravitational waves have so far been unsuccessful.  I will discuss some of the challenges we need to overcome in our quest to detect this elusive form of energy, and how tackling these challenges is opening new windows on fundamental physics.  I will show, specifically, how novel data analysis strategies have been used to combat detector noise in searches for gravitational waves from cosmic strings, and how the search for the signatures of neutron star collisions has created new techniques for modelling the mergers of compact objects.