Investigations in Gravitational Radiation
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Strathclyde
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
See award number: ST/I001026/1
Publications
Abbott B
(2017)
First Search for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars with Advanced LIGO
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott B
(2017)
On the Progenitor of Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abadie J
(2012)
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF GRB 051103 FROM LIGO OBSERVATIONS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Albert A
(2017)
Search for High-energy Neutrinos from Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 with ANTARES, IceCube, and the Pierre Auger Observatory
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott B
(2017)
Estimating the Contribution of Dynamical Ejecta in the Kilonova Associated with GW170817
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott B
(2017)
GW170608: Observation of a 19 Solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott B
(2017)
Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Gamma-Ray Bursts during the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run and Implications for the Origin of GRB 150906B
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott B
(2017)
Upper Limits on Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1 from a Model-based Cross-correlation Search in Advanced LIGO Data
in The Astrophysical Journal
Evans P
(2012)
SWIFT FOLLOW-UP OBSERVATIONS OF CANDIDATE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE TRANSIENT EVENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Walker M
(2017)
Effects of transients in LIGO suspensions on searches for gravitational waves.
in The Review of scientific instruments
Description | Gravitational Waves have been discovered. |
Exploitation Route | We hope that this may mark the start of world-wide gravitational wave astronomy. |
Sectors | Construction |
URL | http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102 |
Description | Three videos on the detection of Gravitational Waves were produced and distributed by the University of Strathclyde. They have proved very popular on social media. |
First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
Description | TSB CCS |
Amount | £1,298,802 (GBP) |
Organisation | Innovate UK |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2013 |
End | 06/2016 |
Description | Investigations in Gravitational Radiation |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Department | Institute for Gravitational Research |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | This collaboration allowed the development at Strathclyde of ultra-low noise Electroststic Drivers, and their subsequent construction and testing, for the Advanced LIGO project. |
Collaborator Contribution | Assistance with making contacts with the US side of the LIGO project, specifically with collaborators at MIT and Caltech. |
Impact | Eight ultra-low noise Elecrostatic Drivers have been delivered to the IGR. |
Start Year | 2008 |
Title | Violin-Mode sensor |
Description | Differential picometre-level displacement detector, using a near-infrared illuminating beam and a differential photodiode-based shadow sensor. UV/Visible/IR detectors |
Type Of Technology | Detection Devices |
Year Produced | 2011 |
Impact | In terms of displacement sensitivity this technology has improved on that of earlier 'shadow' sensors by a factor of circa 1000. |