Compact binary coalescence and the science case for Einstein Telescope
arXiv:1003.1386
Abstract
Einstein Telescope (ET) is a possible third generation ground-based gravitational wave observatory for which a design study is currently being carried out. A brief (and non-exhaustive) overview is given of ET's projected capabilities regarding astrophysics and cosmology through observations of inspiraling and coalescing compact binaries. In particular, ET would give us unprecedented insight into the mass function of neutron stars and black holes, the internal structure of neutron stars, the evolution of coalescence rates over cosmological timescales, and the geometry and dynamics of the Universe as a whole.
3 pages, 6 eps figures. (Very) brief summary of a talk given at the 12th Marcel Grossmann meeting; to appear in the Proceedings