Letters of Intent received in 2015
LoI 2017-276
Gravitational Astrophysics: Early Results from search for Gravitational Wave and electromagnetic counterparts
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Date:
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9 October 2017 to 11 October 2017 |
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Category:
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Non-GA Symposium
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Location:
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Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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Contact:
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Gabriela Gonzalez (gonzalez@lsu.edu) |
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Coordinating division:
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Division D High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics |
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Other divisions:
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Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
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Co-Chairs of SOC:
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Neil Gehrels (NASA/GSFC) |
| Gabriela Gonzalez (Louisiana State University) |
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Chair of LOC:
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Gabriela Gonzalez (Louisiana State University) |
Topics
Astrophysics with gravitational waves: What have we learned already? What can we learn about GW sources in the next few years?
Recent results from searches with ground-based gravitational wave detectors: status and prospects for the near future.
Electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational waves: observations, expectations and strategies.
Results for searches of gravitational waves with pulsar timing: what can we tell about the population of super-massive black holes?
Space- based gravitational wave detectors: status and prospects for the future.
Rationale
The next several years will be very exciting fro gravitational wave astronomy.
The knowledge about gravitational wave sources gathered form electromagnetic observations has gained much momentum in the last few years (gamma ray bursts, supernovae and kilo-novae, neutron stars, pulsar and back hole observations, population models), and is expected to grow even further with the excitement generated by observations in different gravitational wave bands.
At the time of this symposium in 2017, LIGO and Virgo Advanced detectors will have results from at least one, likely the first two observational runs. Dozens of astronomy partners are ready to follow up gravitational wave triggers generated by LIGO and Virgo, and will have conclusions to present from their observations in the data taking runs.
Searches of gravitational waves with pulsar timing have already seriously constrained several population models of super-massive black holes, so we expect important news about sources, models and observations.
The LISA Pathfinder mission is launching in November 2016, and by October 2017 we should have news about the data taken.
An IAU Symposium in 2017 will the perfect gathering of astrophysics and gravitational wave researchers to compare exciting observations of gravitational wave sources, and share the excitement for a new field in astronomy.