Nano-Hz Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Its implications and promises
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Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S4F-SW - Open Area
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute
Host: Dong Lai
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Abstract:
Maturing Pulsar Timing Arrays are poised to inaugurate the era of nano-hertz gravitational-wave astronomy, led by the coordinated efforts of the International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA).The astrophysical and cosmological implications of current IPTA results will be summarisd. I will discuss ongoing efforts that should be helpful to pursue persistent, multi-messenger GW astronomy with individual supermassive black-hole binaries like OJ 287 in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) era.The need for an Asian initiative to build expertise in GW astronomy, strengthening regional capacity, training, and coordinated follow-up will be highlighted.
Biography:
A. Gopakumar is a Professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India. His research centers on gravitational waves and the general relativistic aspects of black hole binaries. Beyond his core research, he is a founding member of the Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA) and serves on the International Advisory and Evaluation Committee of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC), Beijing, China.
