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Gravitational Waves (UK) Gravitational Waves (UK) T. J. Sumner Imperial College London University of Florida European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 1 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 2 Colpi & Sesana arXiv:1610.05309 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 3 Gravitational Wave Astronomy UK GW effort • UK: Long history of leadership in GW instrumentation and analysis; • UK made major contributions to Advanced LIGO and LISA Pathfinder (enabling hardware, innovative ideas, leading search groups and analysis • Faculty expansion in Glasgow, Birmingham, Cardiff (new experimental group), Portsmouth (new group) Latest science operations • Adv. LIGO completed 2nd run (O2: Nov 2016 – Aug 2017) • Adv. Virgo joined network in Aug 2017, allowing localisation of sources via triangulation • LISA Pathfinder completed main mission and one extension (May 2016 – July 2017) European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 4 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 5 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 6 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 7 Abbott, B et al., PRL, 119, 141101 (2017) European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 8 Science Highlights • A new class of high-mass black-hole binary • ‘Standard’ GR template provides good fit • Masses of progenitor BHs (~15%) • Mass of final BH (~10%) • Final mass spin (~10%) • Energy loss (~15%) • Distance (~30%) – NO COUNTERPARTS • Power output (~25%) • 12-213 BH-BH mergers Gpc-3/year • [Re-energised primordial black holes as dark matter] European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 9 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 10 A global multi-messenger observation – gw, gamma, opt, ir, radio from 70 observatories European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 11 Abbott, B et al., AJL, 848;L12 (2017) European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 12 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 13 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 14 Key Results • GW luminosity distance 43.8 +2.9/-6.9 Mpc. • GW SNR 32.4 • GW Primary M1 was 1.36-2.26 Msolar • GW Primary M2 was 0.86-1.36 Msolar • GW chirp mass 1.188 +.004/-.002 Msolar • GW Primary M1 + M2 was 2.82 +0.47/-.09 Msolar • GW-GRB delay 1.74 +/- 0.05s • |Δc|/c <3x10-15 • Competitive limits on Lorentz violations NSF/LIGO/Sonoma State University/A. Simonnet • EP for GW vs EM – new limit • Counterpart in NGC4993 at ~40 Mpc (41.1+/-5.8) • Binary Neutron Star merger producing • a sGRB • Kilonova (seen in optical, ultraviolet and ir) • Delayed x-rays and radio from environment • Consistent Ho (70+12/8 km/s/EuropeanMpc Particle) Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 15 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 16 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 17 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 18 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 19 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 20 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 21 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 22 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 23 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 24 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 25 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 26 European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 27 Future Plans – Other Opportunities Atom Interferometry European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 28 Future Plans – Other Opportunities TianQin Chinese Space Observatory - LISA-like shorter arms Luo, J et al., CQG 33 (2016) Some UK groups hosting PhDs and RAs from China European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 29 Future Plans – Other Opportunities Big Bang Observer (BBO) - Multi-LISA very short arm Phinney S + LIST, inc UK (2004) European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 30 Main funding routes for UK groups ALIGO – STFC ET – EU? LISA – UKSA [– already closed for further applications 20 years before launch! ] Growing discipline, with faculty hiring, in stagnant environment, but GCRFs – STFC • UK-India ground-based collaboration • UK-China ground and space based collaborations European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 31 UK Involvement Advanced LIGO/Virgo LISA Pathfinder (2004-2017) Birmingham Birmingham Cardiff Glasgow Edinburgh Imperial Glasgow [MSSL] ALL FOUR GROUPS PRODUCED FLIGHT H/W Kings College Manchester LISA Sheffield (consortium snapshot – application process ongoing) Southampton Birmingham Strathclyde Edinburgh West Scotland Glasgow ONLY H/W group left !! Imperial Multi-messenger (NSB observations) Leicester Since 1997, when LISA was first Bath Cambridge + proposed to ESA, it has Leeds Leicester + attracted 140 publications/year. Liverpool Liverpool John M + By launch it will be >5000 for an MSSL (UCL) Nottingham experiment about to start! Oxford Portsmouth St. Andrews Surrey Sussex UCL Warwick +LIGO (UK) European Particle Physics Strategy Input, Durham 18/04/2018 32.
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