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- Title
DETECTING GRAVITATIONAL WAVES AND THEIR ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPARTS.
- Authors
WEN, LINQING
- Abstract
In the next decade, we expect a first detection of gravitational waves predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. A detection of their electromagnetic counterparts will significantly contribute to our confidence in a first time detection and identification of the source. We discuss the challenges in using gravitational-wave events as triggers for prompt follow-up electromagnetic observations. We demonstrate that wide-field cameras are desirable for follow-up observations of gravitational wave sources and that a larger gravitational wave detector network, e.g. adding AIGO detector in Australia, can significantly help pinpoint the direction of gravitational wave sources. We also argue that low-latency real-time detection methods and hardware acceleration using graphics processing units will help generate prompt gravitational-wave triggers within the time frames allowed for electromagnetic follow-ups in the era of advanced detectors.
- Subjects
GRAVITATIONAL waves; ELECTROMAGNETISM; SIGNAL processing; RELATIVITY (Physics); DETECTORS; GRAPHICS processing units; ELECTROMAGNETIC waves
- Publication
International Journal of Modern Physics D: Gravitation, Astrophysics & Cosmology, 2011, Vol 20, Issue 10, p1883
- ISSN
0218-2718
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S021827181101989X