8 papers
LIGO A: Detector Design and Science Prospects Beyond A+
L. Sun, K. Kuns, B. J. J. Slagmolen +1153
We present the LIGO A detector concept, an upgrade for the LIGO observatories based on room-temperature interferometers beyond the fifth observing run (O5). Building on th…
The Early Career Workshop of GR-Amaldi 2025
S Al-Shammari, C P L Berry, C E A Chapman-Bird +18
Gravitational physics and astronomy have developed rapidly over the last decade, driven by new observations and theoretical breakthroughs. As new as the science and technology of t…
Leveraging cross-detector parameter consistency measures to enhance sensitivities of gravitational wave searches
Sayantan Ghosh, Leigh Smith, Jiyoon Sun +3
All-sky searches for generic short-duration astrophysical GW transients are often challenging because of noise transients. Developing novel signal-noise discriminators is crucial f…
The Science of the Einstein Telescope
Adrian Abac, Raul Abramo, Simone Albanesi +485
Einstein Telescope (ET) is the European project for a gravitational-wave (GW) observatory of third-generation. In this paper we present a comprehensive discussion of its science ob…
Using gravitational wave dark sirens to choose between host galaxy weighting models
Zhuotao Li, Rachel Gray, Ik Siong Heng
Binary black hole (BBH) mergers,, an important source of gravitational-waves(GWs), are assumed to be hosted in galaxies. The probability of a galaxy to host a BBH is related to its…
Search for dynamical black hole captures with Gaussian mixture modelling
Leigh Smith, Shubhanshu Tiwari, Michael Ebersold +3
Gravitational waves (GWs) are expected to originate from black holes interacting dynamically in dense astrophysical environments. In such environments, given that the velocity and…