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PhD candidate, U of Mississippi tuning in to the @LIGO spacetime symphony. Science writer @astrobites @Indiabioscience. @Famelab alumni. Born to pun. He/him
May 1, 2019 16 tweets 8 min read
Lady Gaga as instrumental noise glitches in LIGO data: A thread. An instrument designed to detect extremely tiny Gravitational Wave ripples, @LIGO is susceptible to a great deal of instrumental and environmental noise. Researchers in the detector characterization group at LIGO work night and day to understand and help mitigate this.