Speaker
Patrick Sutton
(Cardiff University)
Description
Core-collapse supernovae have long been considered a desirable target for gravitational-wave astronomy. Gravitational waves would provide a direct probe of motion in the inner core and potentially help to unveil the explosion mechanism. I will present the current plans for operations of the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA gravitational-wave observatories over the coming years, including projections for their sensitivity to gravitational waves from core-collapse supernovae, and plans for the near-real-time analysis of the data and the release of public alerts.
