EM Followup of GW Transients: Background, first attempt, and prospects

Document #:

LIGO-G1100990-v2

Document type:

G - Presentations (eg Graphics)

Abstract:

I will introduce the wealth of information that we can learn from transient GW signals and the observational capabilities of the current and planned ground-based interferometric detectors. Last year, in their joint science runs S6/VSR2&3, LIGO and Virgo partnered with telescopes and made a first attempt at the EM followup of GW transients. I will describe this effort and outline the work being done to prepare for the advanced detector era, which will begin in 2015–16.

Files in Document:

• 2011-10-12_Galileo_Xu_Guangqi_EM_Followup.pdf (15.6 MB)

Other Files:

• 2011-10-12_Galileo_Xu_Guangqi_EM_Followup.key (28.9 MB)

Topics:

• Astrophysics / Multi-messenger

Author Groups:

• LVC

Keywords:

transient EM followup

Notes and Changes:

As presented.