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SUMMARY:Gravitational wave detection
DTSTART:20101108T161500
DTSTAMP:20260408T085210Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Francesco Fidecaro\nThe General Theory of Relativity pre
 dicts the existence of gravitational waves. However only compact astrophys
 ical objects in rapid accelerated motion can emit waves with sufficient am
 plitude to stand above noise. Current instruments are now at the edge of d
 etecting signals but with the next generation of detectors several tens of
  binary neutron star coalescence events per year are predicted to be obser
 ved. After a short introduction on sources of gravitational radiation the 
 main experimental challenges in detection will be presented and some resul
 ts from the LIGO-Virgo network will be shown. Finally the future of the fi
 eld will be outlined.
LOCATION:CE 1 - Centre Est
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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