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DTSTART:20101118T220000Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:Astrophysics with Gravitational-Wave Detectors\, NPAC (Nuclear
 /Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum\, Vuk Mandic\, University of Minnesota
DESCRIPTION:Gravitational waves are predicted by general theory of rel
 ativity to be produced by accelerating mass systems with quadrupole mo
 ment. The amplitude of gravitational waves is expected to be very smal
 l\, so the best chance of their direct detection lies with some of the
  most energetic events in the universe\, such as mergers of two neutro
 n stars or black holes\, Supernova explosions\, or the Big-Bang itself
 . I will review the status of current gravitational-wave detectors\, s
 uch as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO)\
 , as well as some of the most recent results obtained using LIGO data.
  I will also discuss plans and expectations for the future generations
  of gravitational-wave detectors.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=1970
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