Gravitational Waves and Time Domain Astronomy

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2011-11-07

arxiv.org/abs/1111.1701v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Submitted to Proc. IAU 285, "New Horizons in Transient Astronomy", Oxford, Sept. 2011

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The gravitational wave window onto the universe will open in roughly five years, when Advanced LIGO and Virgo achieve the first detections of high frequency gravitational waves, most likely coming from compact binary mergers. Electromagnetic follow-up of these triggers, using radio, optical, and high energy telescopes, promises exciting opportunities in multi-messenger time domain astronomy. In the next decade, space-based observations of low frequency gravitational waves from massive black hole mergers, and their electromagnetic counterparts, will open up further vistas for discovery. This two-part workshop at featured brief presentations and stimulating discussions on the challenges and opportunities presented by gravitational wave astronomy. Highlights from the workshop, with the emphasis on strategies for electromagnetic follow-up, are presented in this report.

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