Astrophysical Science Results from the 4th LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA Observing Run

ORAL  · Invited

Abstract

The LIGO Scientific, Virgo and KAGRA Collaborations have, during their fourth observing run, collected data that contains an unprecedented amount of astrophysical information. We will summarise the discoveries these data have made possible, covering both the ever-increasing catalogue of coalescing compact-object binaries and their impact on our understanding of astrophysics and fundamental physics, as well as the breadth of other scientific enquiries the new data has enabled. With the significant improvements to the detectors sensitivities, many gravitational wave sources and the physics they describe are now finally accessible. This talk will summarize the highlights of the observational results from the most recent LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA observations.

*This material is based upon work supported by NSF's LIGO Laboratory which is a major facility fully funded by the National Science Foundation.

Presenters

  • Carl-Johan O Haster

    • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Authors

  • Carl-Johan O Haster

    • University of Nevada, Las Vegas