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Gravitational wave astronomy

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The research team led by physicist Prof. Karsten Danzmann, using its gravitational wave detector, helped detect the first gravitational wave signal on September 14, 2015. This event is considered a milestone in modern physics and opens up new possibilities for exploring the universe.

Institute for Gravitational Physics at the University of Hannover

Institute for Gravitational Physics at the University of Hannover

The director of the Institute for Gravitational Physics at Leibniz University Hannover leads the German-British GEO600 gravitational-wave detector project and is considered the “spiritual father” of the LISA satellite mission. In this mission, a detector in space will detect gravitational waves, thereby providing entirely new insights into cosmic events.

Gravitational waves are generated, for example, when black holes or neutron stars merge, and provide information about processes that cannot be observed with conventional telescopes. Gravitational-wave astronomy thus opens a new window onto the universe.

Prof. Danzmann and his team are working to further develop this technology and continuously improve measurement accuracy. In the future, the LISA mission could help uncover previously unknown phenomena in space and fundamentally expand our understanding of space and time.

Research in Hanover impressively demonstrates how basic research gains international significance and opens up new perspectives for science and technology.

 

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