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Gravitational Wave detection – the technical achievement

The gravitational wave signal detected by LIGO. Image credit: LIGO Scientific Collaboration

Well, what an exciting week it’s been! I’ve been lucky enough to be working with the Gravitational Physics group here in Cardiff, and the wider international LIGO Scientific Collaboration, for the last few months on the plans for the big announcement last week of the first detection of gravitational waves. I should make it clear that I’ve not been involved in any of the scientific analysis of the results, but in the outreach activities associated with them. Continue reading