Limited Detection of Gravitational Waves Across the Frequency Spectrum
Detecting gravitational waves allows us to observe cosmic events like black hole mergers and neutron star collisions that are invisible through traditional telescopes. Current gravitational wave detectors are primarily sensitive to audio-band signals. Some phenomena, including speculative ones such as high-frequency emissions from advanced propulsion systems, might only be detectable with novel approaches.
Foundational Capabilities (3)
Investigate new methodologies to detect high-frequency gravitational waves, potentially unveiling phenomena that are invisible to current detectors.
There are an exceptionally large number of compelling signals that live in this band, including: the elusive intermediate mass black holes, white dwarf mergers (putative SN Ia progenitor), tidal disruption events, high precession and eccentricity systems, neutron star merger early warning, and more.