Gravity seminar - Charlie Hoy Seminar

- Time:
- 14:00
- Date:
- 14 November 2024
- Venue:
- Building 54, room 10031
For more information regarding this seminar, please email Jonathan Thompson at J.E.Thompson@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
Title: Bayesian inference for transient gravitational-wave signals observed with LISA
Abstract: The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is scheduled to launch in the mid 2030s, and is expected to observe gravitational-wave candidates from massive black-hole binary mergers, extreme mass-ratio inspirals, and more. Accurately inferring the source properties from the observed gravitational-wave signals is crucial to maximise the scientific return of the LISA mission. In this talk I will describe two approaches for performing gravitational-wave Bayesian inference with LISA: one which uses off-the-shelf samplers and the full GW likelihood, and another which uses the observable features of gravitational-wave signals to rapidly produce parameter estimates. Finally, I will describe how LISA could be influential for the possible identification of cosmic strings through gravitational-wave observations.
Speaker information
Charlie Hoy, Portsmouth.