Generation and Detection of Gravitational Radiation

Submitted for the IT05 Meeting of USB Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Sorting Category: 2.2 (E) Generation and Detection of Gravitational Radiation CHRIS KAISER, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University — This talk is divided into two main sections. First, an overview of the theoretical concept of gravitational radiation is given, starting from geometric considerations in Euclidean 3D space over Special Relativity’s 4D space-time to elastic 4D space-time in General Relativity. Einstein’s equations are presented in their linearized form and their solution leads to Gravitational Waves. In the second part, after a brief discussion of sources for this kind of radiation the most commonly used detector types are introduced. The main difficulties encountered in building and using such detectors are addressed. This especially includes their anticipated sensitivity and associated expected detection rates for events that cause gravitational waves. X Prefer Oral Session Prefer Poster Session Chris Kaiser [email protected] Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University Date submitted: 02 Oct 2009 Electronic form version 1.4