Ask an Astronomer! @ Cornell University   /     #015: Pulsars as Gravitational Wave Detectors

Summary

This month we learn about how pulsars can be used to detect gravitational waves. 1) Laura and Dusty provide an introduction to pulsars and pulsar timing 2) Dusty interviews Curran Muhlberger to find out what a gravitational wave is. 3) Laura interviews Prof. Maura McLaughlin of West Virgina University on the North American Nanoherz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav).

Subtitle
Laura and Dusty discuss pulsars, gravitational waves and how pulsars can be used as gravitational wave detectors.
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Publishing date
2012-08-03 18:00
Contributors
  Laura Spitler and Dusty Madison
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskAnAstronomerCornell/~5/Rxj4hrIe8k4/aaa_015_nanograv.mp3
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