The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy

主讲人 (Speaker): Prof. Alberto Vecchio

主讲人单位 (Speaker's Institute): 伯明翰大学

时间 (Time): 星期四, 2016/12/08 - 14:00 to 15:00

地点 (Location): 行政楼8楼 天琴中心大会议室

摘要 (Abstract):

Alberto Vecchio教授在米兰⼤大学获得博士学位后，先后 在卡迪夫大学和阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦研究所担任博士后， 之后任职于伯明翰大学。Vecchio教授的工作涵盖了地面引力波探测器LIGO、空间引力波探测器LISA和脉冲星计时阵列等不同⽅方向。伯明翰大学的引力波研究小组在 LIGO的实验与数据处理方⾯面都承担了重要的任务，目前该研究小组已正式升级为引力波天文学研究所。

主讲人简介 (Speaker's CV):

On September 14, 2015, the two instruments of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) observed a gravitational wave transient that has been associated with the coalescence of a binary black hole. Here I will describe the history of the discovery, the exquisite technology that has enabled this detection and the physical properties that we have inferred about the source. I will present the results of the analysis of the full data collected during the first observing run of Advanced LIGO and discuss the prospects for the future with ground-based observations, as well as Pulsar Timing Arrays and future spaceborne instruments.