Würzburg 2018 – scientific programme

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GR: Fachverband Gravitation und Relativitätstheorie

GR 2: Gravitational waves I

GR 2.2: Invited Talk

Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 11:45–12:30, NW-Bau - HS3

Searching for continuous gravitational waves from spinning neutron stars: status and outlook — •Reinhard Prix — Albert-Einstein-Institut, Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hannover

Continuous gravitational waves (CWs) emitted from spinning deformed neutron stars are still awaiting their first detection. In this talk I will describe the current status of searches for CWs in data from the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors, and I will attempt to sketch a future outlook. Two relevant questions are: Can we reasonably expect a CW detection in the near future, and what (astro-)physical insights can we gain from a detection of CWs (or from its absence)?