Gravitational wave detection through millisecond pulsar timing

该项目旨在通过精确的脉冲星定时观测来探测引力波。直接探测GW具有巨大的国际重要性，并将使澳大利亚处于GW天文学新研究领域的前沿。该项目提供了当前GW探测实验和GW天文学之间的联系，这将在未来的望远镜（如平方公里阵列（SKA））中变得司空见惯。它将回答相对论天体物理学、宇宙学和行星天文学中的重要问题。这里提出的SKA科学基础将证明澳大利亚对SKA的承诺。

This project aims to detect gravitational waves (GWs) using precision pulsar timing observations. Direct detection of GWs is of huge international importance and would place Australia at the forefront of the new research field of GW astronomy. The project provides a link between current GW detection experiments and the GW astronomy that will become commonplace with future telescopes such as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). It will answer important questions in relativistic astrophysics, cosmology and planetary astronomy. The groundwork for SKA science proposed here will demonstrate Australian commitment to the SKA.