Inspiral Signal

This website is part of gwoptics.org, which was developed by LIGO scientists in Birmingham, UK. You will only be able to run this activity using Firefox browser, and you must first ensure that you have the updated Java plugin, See the instructions linked below for how to update the Java on your local machine (either Windows or Mac).

Once the activity runs, explore the chirps generated by merging black hole systems as you vary the masses of the two black holes.