25–27 Oct 2017
Aula Gerace
Europe/Rome timezone

Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo first results

27 Oct 2017, 15:00
25m
Aula Gerace

Aula Gerace

Polo Fibonacci Edificio C Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

Speaker

Dr Barbara Patricelli (PI)

Description

The second observing run of Advanced LIGO started on November 2016; on August 1st, 2017, Advanced Virgo joined the two LIGO detectors and the network of three interferometers took data up to August 25th. In this talk I will present the first scientific results of Advanced LIGO and Virgo and give an overview of the associated electromagnetic follow-up campaign.

Primary author

Dr Barbara Patricelli (PI)

Presentation materials