Goals

To detect and study gravitational waves, which are ripples in spacetime caused by violent and energetic processes in the universe.

Gravitational waves provide a new way to observe and understand events such as the merging of black holes and neutron stars, supernovae, and potentially other astrophysical phenomena.

LIGO, an observatory at Caltech, uses a technique called laser interferometry to detect gravitational waves. This involves splitting a laser beam into two perpendicular arms that stretch several kilometers long. These beams are then reflected back and forth between mirrors at the ends of the arms.

At dhRuVa, we process the raw data collected by LIGO's detectors to filter out noise and identify potential gravitational wave signals. We develop and apply algorithms to analyze the data, simulate waveforms, and help distinguish genuine gravitational wave signals from noise.