This is an exciting time in gravitational-wave astronomy! LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA (LVK) just finished their fourth observing run. The LVK collaboration is fully engaged in open science and made data from the past three observing runs (O1, O2, and O3) and the beginning of O4 (O4a) publicly available through the Gravitational Wave Open Science […]
Every year the L2IT offers a limited number of internships (stages) to outstanding students interested in undertaking a research project in one of the research teams of the lab (particle physics, gravitational waves, nuclear physics, scientific computing and data, including AI techniques). → Visit our dedicated page!
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As a member of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration, a network of terrestrial gravitational wave observatories, L2IT actively participated (through Vasco Gennari, PhD student at the University of Toulouse and member of L2IT) in the analysis of an exceptionally loud gravitational wave signal detected in 2025, 10 years after the first gravitational wave detections. The origin
Open science has become a crucial research issue. The gravitational wave community has set up the Gravitational Wave Open Science Center (GWOSC). In particular, GWOSC makes gravitational wave detection data from the LIGO and Virgo detectors available to the public. LIGO and Virgo are currently taking data. Since their first detection in 2015 (crowned by
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Vivienne Langen, PhD student at L2IT, defends her PhD thesis conducted at the University of Toulouse on April 4th 2025, entitled Towards unveiling the properties of the massive black hole binary population with LISA The jury is composed of: → Link to the L2IT event management website Image credit: Mark Garlick / Science Photo Library / Getty
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MaNiTou will cover all areas of current gravitational wave science, from theory to data analysis and observations. It is aimed primarily at Master and PhD students, but also at any scientist wishing to learn more about gravitational waves. The school is organised in collaboration with the scientific communities involved in gravitational waves based in the
The LISA mission (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) has just been officially accepted by ESA‘s (European Space Agency) Science Programme Committee. For LISA, one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever conceived, this marks the start of a long process of final design and integration of the instrument, leading to a launch planned for 2035 on
We are thrilled by the adoption of the space LISA mission by ESA Read More »
The Year of Physics has been declared. It is supported by the French Ministry of Education and Youth, CEA, CNRS, France Universités and the Société Française de Physique. We are delighted to present our new booklet, aimed at secondary school students, teachers and the general public. L2IT and its members are committed to disseminating scientific
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Our young laboratory will be hosting its “grand labo” stand at the 2023 edition of the Nuit Européenne des Chercheurs at Toulouse’s Cité de l’Espace. We’ll be showing you the secrets of the infinitely large and infinitely small, the challenges we face today, and the innovative digital methods we’re using to achieve scientific breakthroughs in
The L2IT holds its “large lab” stand at the European Researchers’ Night Read More »
A seminar of the section Midi-Pyrénées de la Société Française de Physique, given by Nicola Tamanini, member of L2IT (IN2P3, CNRS, UT3), Senior Staff scientist at CNRS, on June 30th 2023, seminars room of the FeRMI building, Rangueil campus, at 11:00 AM. Summary (FR): Depuis leur première détection en 2015, les ondes gravitationnelles nous permettent
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