What is LIGO and Virgo?
LIGO, VIRGO AND KAGRA OBSERVING RUN PLANS LIGO has a sensitivity goal of 160-190 Mpc for binary neutron stars. Virgo aims for a target sensitivity of 80-115 Mpc. KAGRA should be running with greater than 1 Mpc sensitivity by the beginning of O4 and will work to improve the sensitivity toward the end of the run.
Who discovered gravitational waves?
Albert Einstein
Gravitational waves are ‘ripples’ in space-time caused by some of the most violent and energetic processes in the Universe. Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916 in his general theory of relativity.
Who funded LIGO?
NSF
LIGO is funded by NSF and operated by Caltech and MIT, which conceived of LIGO and led the Initial and Advanced LIGO projects.
What did LIGO prove?
For the first 13 years, there was silence. But then the LIGO detectors sensed their first ripples in space-time, from the merger of two black holes 1.3 billion light-years away. The discovery proved Einstein right about gravitational waves, opening a new field of astronomy.
Did LIGO get a Nobel Prize?
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three key players in the development and ultimate success of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). One half of the prize was awarded jointly to Caltech’s Barry C. Barish, the Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus and Kip S.
Who constructed LIGO?
The design and construction of LIGO was carried out by a team of scientists, engineers, and staff at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and collaborators from over 80 scientific institutions world-wide that are members of the LIGO Scientific …
Which institute will build LIGO-India?
LIGO-India is a collaboration between the LIGO Laboratory (operated by Caltech and MIT) and three Institutes in India: the Raja Ramanna Center for Advanced Technology (RRCAT, in Indore), the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR in Ahmedabad), and the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA, in Pune) …
Where is LIGO-India located?
The observatory, which will cost 12.6 billion rupees (US$177 million) and is scheduled for completion in 2024, will be built in the Hingoli District of Maharashtra state in western India.
Who is the head of LIGO?
David Reitze
PASADENA, Calif. —David Reitze has been named executive director of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), designed and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Is LIGO-India operational?
The historic detection of gravitational waves happened in September 2015 and its official announcement was made in February 2016. The cabinet, in February 2016, had approved setting up the third LIGO facility in India and the works to finalise the site was taken up thereafter.