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Astrophysics, Gravitation and Cosmology Seminar - Deep Chatterjee (UIUC) "The Electromagnetic Follow-up Of Gravitational Wave Transients & Transient Rates"

Speaker: Deep Chatterjee (UIUC)
Date: 9/16/2020
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Via Zoom
Event Contact: Brandy Shier
bshier@illinois.edu
Sponsor: Department of Physics
Event Type: Seminar/Symposium
 

The simultaneous detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from the binary neutron star (BNS) coalescence, GW170817, and its electromagnetic (EM) counterpart marked the dawn of multi-messenger EMGW astronomy. The scientific impact of such joint observations is extremely rich. But, the hunt for such exotic transients is a needle in a haystack problem. The first step is the low-latency dissemination of data-products using gravitational-wave data that aid the follow-up. Here, I will talk about the low-latency data products during the LIGO/Virgo third observing run. I will also talk about the determination of detection efficiency for time-domain telescope and how it ties into the determination of transient rates.