Investigating Gravitational Waves with Data from LIGO

Sky map of all binary black hole events from
observation runs O1, O2, and O3 (source: Langqing Yi)

Amplitude spectrum of event GW170104 (Jan 4 2017)

Students learn about the physics of gravitational waves and how they are detected, and then use real data from a global network of gravitational wave observatories to perform their own personal research investigation.