Insights into continuous waves from neutron stars
Artist鈥檚 impression of continuous gravitational waves generated by a spinning asymmetric neutron star. Image: Mark Myers, OzGrav-Swinburne University
Australian researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) team, which includes scientists from the University of 亚洲色吧, are close to detecting a new type of gravitational wave, which could provide insights into one of the strangest things in the Universe.
Using data from the LIGO detectors in the US and the VIGO detector in Europe, the scientists are on the cusp of hearing what they call a continuous gravitational wave or the murmuring of a neutron star.
The OzGrav team includes PhD student Deeksha Beniwal from the University of 亚洲色吧鈥檚 School of Physical Sciences, who is working alongside scientists from the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Western Australia.
鈥淕ravitational-wave observations from the LIGO and Virgo detectors have allowed us to set realistic constraints on signals expected from young pulsars. The obse