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The GEO600 project aims at the direct detection of gravitational waves by means of a laser interferometer of 600 m armlength. Gravitational waves are extremely small ripples in the structure of spacetime caused by astrophysical events like supernovae or coalescing massive binaries (neutron stars, black holes). They have been predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916, but not yet directly observed.
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A black widow's Tango Mortale in gamma-ray light
October 25, 2012 - Max Planck scientists discover record-breaking millisecond pulsar with new analysis
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2013 Joseph F. Keithley Award for Advances in Measurement Science
October 15, 2012 - Roman Schnabel (AEI Hannover), together with David McClelland (Australian National University) and Nergis Malvalvala (MIT) received the 2013 Joseph F. Keithley Award for Advances in Measurement Science. The prize consists of $5,000 and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient. It is presented annually.
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Winners of the first European Astronomy Journalism Prize
October 5, 2012 - A special prize for excellence went to Robin McKie from the Observer newspaper for his work on British involvement in the search for gravitational waves.
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Research Highlights Recent results and detector sensitivity [more] |
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Gravitational Wave Observatories The gravitational wave community [more] |
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News and Events Girls Day, Night of Science, ... [more] |
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GEO600 Documents News, photographs, audio files, .. [more] |
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Einstein Online Presentation of Einstein's theories of relativity [go to site] |
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Einstein@Home Search for gravitational waves on your own PC [more] |
