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    Gravitational Wave Detector

    LIGO/Virgo

    Simulate the detection of gravitational waves from merging binary systems.

    Mass 136.0 M☉
    Mass 229.0 M☉
    Distance410.0 Mpc

    Strain h(t)

    3.50 × 10^-22

    GW Frequency

    10.0 Hz

    Chirp Mass

    28.1 M☉

    Energy Radiated

    1471.11 M☉c²

    Famous Events

    Load parameters from historic detections

    LIGO/Virgo Network

    Arm Length4 km
    Sensitivity~10⁻²³
    First DetectionSep 14, 2015
    Total Detections90+ events

    Physics Explained

    Gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime caused by accelerating massive objects. They travel at the speed of light and stretch/squeeze space as they pass.