Speaker
William Weber
(TIFP)
Description
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, LISA, is the ESA "L3" large mission, destined to be an orbiting observatory for gravitational waves in the 0.1 mHz to 1 Hz band. This will open a scientifically rich and deep window for astronomy, cosmology, and fundamental physics in a gravitational wave band that can only be reached from space. We present here the observatory science potential -- including multi-messenger opportunities -- and the main experimental challenges in making it work as we prepare for launch around 2035.
