2023-11-23 15:56:00
LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, is capable of detecting imperceptible alterations in space-time caused by the passage of gravitational waves. These measurements allow researchers to infer information regarding the origin of the waves and the nature of their source, such as the collision of black holes or neutron stars.
Since its commissioning in 2015, LIGO has already made history several times by detecting gravitational waves, “which has opened a new window on the observation of the universe”, explains the VUB. The researcher contributed “in a concrete way to these feats by refining the precision of the measuring instruments and by characterizing the noise due to ground vibrations, traffic or variations in equipment temperature”.
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