Breaking new ground in the study of the universe: core technologies for the Einstein Telescope, a third-generation gravitational-wave detector currently in the planning stage, will be developed in Hannover. A team from the Institute of Gravitational Physics at Leibniz University Hannover and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) has, together with the Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V. and other partners, acquired funding for several projects. A total of 4.3 million euros will be provided over the coming years by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space. The researchers from Hannover have long been at the forefront of gravitational wave research and are co-initiators of the Einstein Telescope.
The Einstein Telescope is a European flagship project. From the 2030s on, it will open up completely new possibilities for research on the universe by enabling the observation of gravitational waves from merging neutron stars and black holes with unprecedented precision. Gravitational waves are tiny ripples in space and time, the initial observation of which in 2015 opened up an entirely new chapter in astronomy. Researchers from Hannover played a central part in this development as well.
The Einstein Telescope will be approximately ten times more sensitive than the most cutting-edge second-generation instruments currently available. The location of the European observatory will likely be decided in 2027. Experts from the Hannover institutes have been among the leading figures of the large-scale Einstein Telescope project since planning began. The working groups, some of which are part of LUH’s QuantumFrontiers Cluster of Excellence, will focus on developing new laser sources and squeezed light sources for the telescope and will study optical simulations and new procedures for noise suppression.
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