Study examines genealogy of first detected mergers
New research predicts that LIGO will detect gravitational waves generated by many more merging black holes in coming years.Courtesy of: LIGO/A. Simonnet
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016
By: Steve Koppes
New calculations predict that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (LIGO) will detect approximately 1,000 mergers of massive black holes annually once it achieves full sensitivity early next decade.
The prediction, published online June 22in the journal Nature, is…
