Speaker
Description
The nanohertz-frequency band of gravitational waves should be awash with signals from supermassive black-hole binaries, as well as cosmological signatures of phase transitions, cosmic strings, and other relics of the early Universe. Pulsar-timing arrays (PTAs) like the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational waves (NANOGrav) and the International Pulsar Timing Array are poised to chart this new frontier of gravitational wave discovery within the next several years. I will present exciting new results from recent cutting-edge searches, discuss some milestones on the road to the next decade of PTA discovery, and take workshop attendees through a guided tutorial of how the broader community can use our production-level analysis pipeline to extract new science with ease.
