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Gravitational-Wave Standard Sirens With Electromagnetic Counterparts - Hsin Yu Chen

Offered By: Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

Explore gravitational-wave standard sirens with electromagnetic counterparts in this 44-minute lecture by Hsin Yu Chen from MIT. Delve into the groundbreaking field of gravitational wave detection and its impact on physics, stellar evolution, and cosmology. Learn about the application of standard sirens to cosmology, tensions between different experiments, and the center siren method. Discover electromagnetic counterparts, projections for next-generation detectors, and single galaxy localization techniques. Examine the dark siren approach, methods to break degeneracies, and the challenges of measuring distances. Investigate electromagnetic observations, selection effects, and calibration uncertainties. Gain insights into binary neutron star rates, crosscorrelation techniques, and the latest results in this cutting-edge area of astrophysics.

Syllabus

Introduction
Application to cosmology
Tensions between different experiments
Center siren method
Electromagnetic counterpart
Projections
Next generation detector
Single galaxy localization
Dark siren approach
Can we do better
What is this degeneracy
Break this degeneracy
Measuring the distance
EM observations
Selection effect
Calibration uncertainty
Miscalibration
Summary
Questions
Plot
Redshift
Binary neutron star rate
Other questions
Crosscorrelation
Results


Taught by

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

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