Escorts to waves of gravity: Virtue of coincident observation of energetic cosmic events by traditional and gravity wave observatories (original) (raw)
2005, Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
One of the major goals of interferometric gravity wave detectors is to develop and exploit gravitational wave detection in conjunction with other observations, which are capable to observe the same process via a different channel. Among the promising candidates for close collaboration are the GRB and X-ray observatories, the large neutrino telescopes and the optical searches for supernovae and comparably energetic processes. Future coincident observation of astronomical events shall revolutionize the way we understand energetic processes and will provide new windows on compact and difficult to study astronomical objects such as stellar cores. I will discuss the status and the benefits of collaboration among gravitational wave detectors and astronomical/GRB/neutrino networks, with special emphasis on the practical experience with the LIGO detectors.
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