Imagining the Future: Gravitational Wave Astronomy

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1 Imagining the Future: Gravitational Wave Astronomy Barry Barish Caltech 28-Oct-04 What infrastructure will contribute to facilitating broad participation, community growth, and the best possible science?

2 A Roadmap for the Future A "roadmap" is an extended look at the future of a chosen field of inquiry composed from the collective knowledge and imagination of the brightest drivers of change in that field. Frontier Pathway Scenic and Historic Byway R Galvin Motorola 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 2

3 Creating a Roadmap for the Future Gravitational Wave Astronomy What have we accomplished? Where are we now? Where are we going? What are the paths to get there? What tools do we need to reach our goals? 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 3

4 Comparing the Evolution of Two Fields Neutrino Physics and Astronomy Gravitational Wave Astronomy Solar Neutrinos Binary Black Hole Merger 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 4

5 Neutrinos: the birth of the idea 1930 Dear Radioactive Ladies and Gentlemen, Pauli's letter of the 4th of December 1930 Wolfgang Pauli As the bearer of these lines, to whom I graciously ask you to listen, will explain to you in more detail, how because of the "wrong" statistics of the N and Li6 nuclei and the continuous beta spectrum, I have hit upon a deseperate remedy to save the "exchange theorem" of statistics and the law of conservation of energy. Namely, the possibility that there could exist in the nuclei electrically neutral particles, that I wish to call neutrons, which have spin 1/2 and obey the exclusion principle and which further differ from light quanta in that they do not travel with the velocity of light. The mass of the neutrons should be of the same order of magnitude as the electron mass and in any event not larger than 0.01 proton masses> The continuous beta spectrum would then become understandable by the assumption that in beta decay a neutron is emitted in addition to the electron such that the sum of the energies of the neutron and the electron is constant... I agree that my remedy could seem incredible because one should have seen those neutrons very earlier if they really exist. But only the one who dare can win and the difficult situation, due to the continuous structure of the beta spectrum, is lighted by a remark of my honoured predecessor, Mr Debye, who told me recently in Bruxelles: "Oh, It's well better not to think to this at all, like new taxes". From now on, every solution to the issue must be discussed. Thus, dear radioactive people, look and judge. Unfortunately, I cannot appear in Tubingen personally since I am indispensable here in Zurich because of a ball on the night of 6/7 December. With my best regards to you, and also to Mr Back. Your humble servant 28-Oct-04 Imaging. W. Pauli the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 5

6 Neutrinos a glitch 1932 Chadwick discovered the neutron, but neutrons are heavy and do not correspond to the particle imagined by Pauli. Pauli responds. J Chadwick 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 6

7 Neutrinos 1933 Pauli responds at Solvang, in October their mass can not be very much more than the electron mass. In order to distinguish them from heavy neutrons, mister Fermi has proposed to name them "neutrinos". It is possible that the proper mass of neutrinos be zero... It seems to me plausible that neutrinos have a spin 1/2... We know nothing about the interaction of neutrinos with the other particles of matter and with photons: the hypothesis that they have a magnetic moment seems to me not founded at all." E Fermi 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 7

8 Gravitational Waves the birth of the idea 1916 Newton s Theory instantaneous action at a distance Einstein s Theory information carried by gravitational radiation at the speed of light 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 8

9 Gravitational Waves a glitch Early claims of gravitational wave detection were not confirmed. J. Weber 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 9

10 "Since I first embarked on my study of general relativity, gravitational collapse has been for me the most compelling implication of the theory - indeed the most compelling idea in all of physics... It teaches us that space can be crumpled like a piece of paper into an infinitesimal dot, that time can be extinguished like a blown-out flame, and that the laws of physics that we regard as 'sacred,' as immutable, are anything but. John A. Wheeler in Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam Developing the Theory refining the predictions John Wheeler 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 10

11 Neutrinos direct detection Reines and Cowan The target is made of about 400 liters of water mixed with cadmium chloride 1953 The anti-neutrino coming from the nuclear reactor interacts with a proton of the target, giving a positron and a neutron. The positron annihilates with an electron of target and gives two simultaneous photons. The neutron slows down before being eventually captured by a cadmium nucleus, that gives the emission of photons about one 15 microseconds after those of the positron. All those photons are detected and the 15 microseconds identify the "neutrino" interaction. Fred Reines 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 11

12 Indirect evidence for gravitational waves 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 12

13 Direct Detection still waiting.. Gravitational Wave Astrophysical Source Detectors in space LISA Terrestrial detectors LIGO, TAMA, Virgo, AIGO 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 13

14 The Birth of a Field The evolving roadmap for neutrino physics particle physics astrophysics ν properties ν beams ν interactions Reines-Cowan direct ν detection 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 14

15 The Birth of a Field The evolving roadmap for gravitational-wave astrophysics physics astrophysics GW Properties Improved Sensitivity GW Observed LIGO et al (soon??) direct grav. wave detection 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 15

16 Neutrinos the properties 1960 In 1960, Lee and Yang are realized that if a reaction like µ - e - +γ is not observed, this is because two types of neutrinos exist ν µ and ν e Lee and Yang 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 16

17 Neutrinos Beams 1960 Mel Schwartz realized the possibility to produce an intense neutrino beam from the decay of pions, that are particles produced from the collision of a proton beam produced in accelerators P + N Nucleons +nπ s Mel Schwartz π µ + ν 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 17

18 Two Neutrinos 1962 AGS Proton Beam Schwartz Lederman Steinberger Neutrinos from µ-decay only produce muons (not electrons) when they interact in matter 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 18

19 Neutrinos the modern era 1970 s High energy neutrino beams at CERN and Fermilab 15 foot Bubble Chamber At Fermilab 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 19

20 Neutrino Physics weak neutral current Gargamelle Bubble Chamber CERN First evidence for weak neutral current ν µ + e ν µ + e 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 20

21 Neutrino Physics neutrino scattering CCFR Fermilab ν µ + N µ+ X Quark Structure QCD 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 21

22 Neutrino Astrophysics solar neutrinos Homestake Detector Ray Davis Solar Neutrino Detection 600 tons of chlorine. Detected neutrinos of energy > 1 MeV Detection verifies fusion process in the sun The rate of solar neutrinos detected is three times less than predicted 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 22

23 The Development of the Field The evolving roadmap for neutrino physics weak neutral current quark structure QCD particle physics astrophysics solar ν s ν properties ν beams ν µ & ν e Schwartz-BNL HE CERN/Fermilab ν interactions Reines-Cowan direct ν detection 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 23

24 Properties of Gravitational Waves The Speed gamma ray burst If gamma ray burst (GRB) and gravitational waves arrive at same time to within ~ 1 sec Then, speeds are the same to ~1 second / 2 billion yrs ~1 part in Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 24

25 Properties of Gravitational Waves The Polarization of Gravitational Waves LIGO TAMA 300 GEO 600 g µν = η µν + h µν ( r,t) h + = ε + h e i( k r r ωt ) h = ε h e i( k r r ωt ) LIGO Virgo 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 25

26 Advanced LIGO improved subsystems Active Seismic Multiple Suspensions Sapphire Optics Higher Power Laser 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 26

27 Advanced LIGO Cubic Law for Window on the Universe Improve amplitude sensitivity by a factor of 10x number of sources goes up 1000x! Virgo cluster Today Initial LIGO Advanced LIGO 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 27

28 Event Localization With a Network LIGO Transient Event Localization LIGO+VIRGO Transient Event Localization SOURCE SOURCE TAMA GEO VIRGO LIGO Hanford LIGO Livingston LIGO+VIRGO+GEO Transient Event Localization LIGO+VIRGO+GEO+TAMA Transient Event Localization θ L = δt/c 1 2 cosθ = δt / (c D 12 ) θ ~ 0.5 deg SOURCE SOURCE 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 28

29 Advanced LIGO Enhanced Systems laser suspension seismic isolation test mass Rate Improvement ~ narrow band optical configuration 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 29

30 The Development of a Field The evolving roadmap for gravitational-wave astrophysics Speed Polarization Strong Field GR GW Properties physics Improved Sensitivity astrophysics Binary Inspiral Pulsars GW Networks Adv Detectors GW Observed LIGO et al (soon??) direct grav. wave detection 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 30

31 ν Oscillation Probability 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 31

32 ν Oscillation Phenomena 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 32

33 The Status of the Field The evolving roadmap for neutrino physics weak neutral current quark structure QCD particle physics astrophysics solar ν s rate? ν properties ν beams ν µ & ν e 3 ν types ν oscillations Schwartz-BNL HE CERN/Fermilab ν interactions Reines-Cowan direct ν detection 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 33

34 Roadmap for the Future of Two Fields Neutrino Physics and Astronomy Gravitational Wave Astronomy High Energy Neutrino Astonomy LISA Low Frequency Grav Waves 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 34

35 Goals: Dirac or Majorana particle? Majorana : The neutrino is its own antiparticle Ettore Majorana 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 35

36 Accelerators neutrino factory neutrinos from muon collider muon collider Example 7400 km baseline neutrino beams select ν µ s or anti ν µ s Fermilab Gran Sasso world project 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 36

37 Future Long Term Goals for the Field The future roadmap for neutrino physics particle physics astrophysics ν properties ν beams Dirac vs Majorana ν osc parameters CP violation the long term ν interactions Superbeams Neutrino Factories 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 37

38 Future Long Term Goals for the Field The future roadmap for neutrino physics WIMP Dark matter Dirac vs Majorana ν osc parameters ν properties particle physics ν beams astrophysics High energy Solar Supernovae GRBs cosmic rays ν interactions 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 38

39 Future Long term Goals for the Field The evolving roadmap for gravitational-wave astrophysics New Physics physics astrophysics New Phenomena Speed Polarization GW Properties Improved Sensitivity????????? GW Observed LIGO et al (soon??) direct grav. wave detection 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 39

40 Multi-messenger Astronomy supernova gravitational waves neutrinos electromagnetic radiation 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 40

41 Emerging Detector Technologies Cryogenic suspensions (LCGT Japan) Broadband (white light) interferometers (Hannover, UF) All-reflective interferometers (Stanford) Reshaped laser beam profiles (Caltech) Quantum non-demolition Evade measurement back-action by measuring of an observable that does not effect a later measurement Speed meters (Caltech, Moscow, ANU) Optical bars (Moscow) Correlations between the SN and RPN quadratures 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 41

42 Sub-quantum-limited interferometer Standard config. Broadband config. with squeezing Broadband config. without squeezing h(f) (1/ Hz 1/2 ) f (Hz) X Quantum correlations (Buonanno and Chen) Input squeezing 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 42 X +

43 Ultimate Goal for the Field The future roadmap for neutrino physics QCD WIMPS particle physics astrophysics ν properties ν beams High energy Solar Supernovae GRBs Dirac vs Majorana ν osc parameters ν interactions relic ν s ν cosmology 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 43

44 Ultimate Goal for the Field The evolving roadmap for gravitational-wave astrophysics New Physics physics astrophysics New Phenomena Speed Polarization GW Properties Improved Sensitivity????????? GW Observed gw cosmology 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 44

45 Neutrino Signals from the Early Universe the ultimate goal Cosmic microwave background Neutrinos decoupled just prior to big bang nucleosynthesis, when the age of the universe was around 1s and the temperature around 1 MeV. Their momentum distribution subsequently redshifted to an effective temperature T ν ~ 1.9 K, and they have an average density of ~ 300/cm 3. The direct detection of such low-energy neutrinos remains an ultimate challenge. 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 45

46 Gravitational Waves from the Early Universe the ultimate goal Cosmic microwave background Maybe a Special New Experimant A. Vecchio 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 46

47 log Omega(f) Ultimate GW Stochastic Probes WD-WD NS-NS 3 rd generation sensitivity limit (1yr) BH-MBH CORRUPTED LISA sensitivity limit (1yr) NS? CLEAN log f 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 47

48 Future experiments in the gap (?) Earth km h MBH-MBH coalescences SN LIGO 90 Sun LISA NS Unresolved Binaries LISA II Frequency [Hz] A. Vecchio 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 48

49 Imagining the Future Reaching our Goals The morale of my story: Comparing roadmaps for neutrinos & gravitational waves The key to the future will be investing enough resources in technological development and new detectors 28-Oct-04 Imaging the Future: Graviational Wave Astronomy 49