Thursday, May 7, 2026, 16:00
WBGB/019
Raffaele Flaminio, Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules, CNRS/IN2P3, Annecy, France
Abstract:
The first observation of gravitational waves from the merger of black holes, in
2015, opened up the field of gravitational wave astronomy. In 2017 the first
observation of gamma rays and gravitational waves from the coalescence of two
neutron stars started the era of multi-messenger astronomy. Ten years after the
first detection, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration completed the fourth
observation run (O4), bringing the total number of events close to 400.
Meanwhile, the community is planning for new gravitational wave observatories.
This talk will present the current status of the detectors, the first results
from O4 and the future prospects of the field.