Latest results from the search for lensing signatures in gravitational-wave observations
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Abstract
Gravitational lensing, while being extensively studied with electromagnetic waves, can also be observed with gravitational waves. In this presentation, we highlight the latest search results for gravitational lensing signatures in binary black hole merger events detected by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo. We focus on estimating and interpreting lensing rates, searching for multiple gravitational-wave signals caused by strong lensing from galaxies or galaxy clusters, and wave-optics effects induced by point-mass microlenses.
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Publication: 1. Search for Lensing Signatures in the Gravitational-Wave Observations from the First Half of LIGO–Virgo's Third Observing Run, LIGO Scientific and VIRGO Collaborations • R. Abbott (LIGO Lab., Caltech) et al., e-Print: 2105.06384 [gr-qc], DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac23db, Published in: Astrophys.J. 923 (2021) 1, 14<br><br>2. Search for lensing signatures in the gravitational-wave observations from LIGO-Virgo's third observing run (Planned paper), LIGO Scientific and VIRGO Collaborations • R. Abbott (LIGO Lab., Caltech) et al.
Presenters
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Ka Yue Alvin Li
LIGO Laboratory, Caltech
Authors
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Ka Yue Alvin Li
LIGO Laboratory, Caltech