Across the Gravitational Wave Spectrum

宇宙中剧烈的天体物理事件会发出从兆赫到千赫的引力波，产生无穷小的引力波。但在时空本身可检测的应变。与高能物理项目一样，引力波探测涉及数百万美元的大型研究设施和广泛的国际合作。 该项目将开发想法、设备和算法，以提高高频（地面）和低频（空间）激光干涉仪型探测器的性能，并看到澳大利亚扩大其在寻找自然界最难以捉摸的信号方面的重要作用。

Violent astrophysical events in the universe emit gravitational waves across a spectrum from mHz to kHz, producing an infinitesimal?but detectable'strain in space-time itself. Like high energy physics projects, gravitational wave detection involves giant multi million dollar research facilities and extensive international collaboration. This project will develop ideas, equipment and algorithms which will enhance the performance of both high frequency (ground) and low frequency (space) based laser interferometer type detectors, and see Australia expand its already important role in searching for nature's most elusive signals.