Project Details
Description
The cosmos shudders with the death-cries of stars: gravitational waves rippling through space-time itself. To detect them requires laser interferometers kilometres long, and to perform meaningful astronomy requires a global array of such detectors working together. Local data gathered at The ANU will allow us to perform the first simulations of a southern hemisphere detector and a truly global array, enabling us to definitively determine the effects of globally correlated environmental disturbances and quantify where and how the array should be expanded to maximise its astronomical potential. The results will be a stepping-stone to a new kind of astronomy for the first time letting us hear, not just see, the universe.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 1/01/05 → 31/12/09 |
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