Sentences with phrase «pinpoint gravitational wave sources»
Italy's Advanced Virgo instrument will come online this fall in conjunction with LIGO, allowing astronomers to pinpoint gravitational wave sources.
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Pinpointing the sources of gravitational waves will allow astronomers to point other telescopes their way, boosting the chances of learning more about them via x-rays, gamma - rays, radio waves, neutrinos and more.
That configuration would help it pinpoint the sources of gravitational waves on the sky and allow it to see the longer - wavelength ripples from a wider range of sources including binary white dwarfs, slower - spinning pulsars and intermediate - mass black holes weighing hundreds or thousands of suns.
The project will build an Advanced LIGO Observatory in India, a move that will significantly improve the ability of scientists to pinpoint the sources of gravitational waves and analyze the signals.
The potential for such observations will be enhanced when new and existing interferometers start up alongside LIGO, allowing improved sensitivity and better pinpointing of gravitational - wave sources.