Speaker
Dr
Alberto Sesana
(University of Birmingham)
Description
Recent gravitational wave (GW) detections with LIGO/Virgo opened a new window on the Universe, unveiling the most violent catastrophic events in the cosmos. GW astronomy is just in its infancy, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) and Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTAs) will offer a complementary view of the GW universe in a much more extended range of frequencies, from mHz down to nHz. I will discuss the status and science objectives of LISA and PTA, their targeted sources and the science they will enable in the future decades.
Author
Dr
Alberto Sesana
(University of Birmingham)