GRASP colloquium by dr. Justin Janquart, UC Louvain
Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics
Gravitational lensing of gravitational waves, current observations and perspectives
Similar to light, gravitational waves can be gravitationally lensed by massive objects along their travel path from source to observer. Owing to their wavelength, they can undergo various effects, ranging from diffraction to repeated images. Lensed gravitational waves are expected to be observed soon in current gravitational wave detectors and have interesting links with the lensing of electromagnetic waves.
In this talk, I present the latest results for searches for lensed gravitational waves, including some discussion on the intriguing case of GW231123. Then, I present perspectives for improving our capacity to analyze lensed gravitational waves and possible scientific avenues such an observation would enable.
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- Ruppert Building, room 002