Kakade ngo-April 1, isigaba eside esilandelayo sokubuka siyaqala, okuhloswe ngaso ukuthola nokufunda amagagasi adonsela phansi - izinguquko emkhakheni wamandla adonsela phansi asakazeka njengamagagasi.
Ochwepheshe be-LIGO kanye ne-Virgo observatories bazobandakanyeka esigabeni esisha somsebenzi. Masikhumbule ukuthi i-LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) iyi-laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory. Iqukethe amabhlogo amabili, atholakala e-United States e-Livingston (Louisiana) naseHanford (Washington State) - ebangeni elingamakhilomitha ayizinkulungwane ezintathu ukusuka komunye nomunye. Njengoba ijubane lokusabalala kwamagagasi adonsela phansi kuthiwa lilingana nejubane lokukhanya, leli banga linikeza umehluko wama-millisecond angu-3, okusivumela ukuba sinqume ukuqondiswa komthombo wesiginali erekhodiwe.
Ngokuqondene ne-Virgo, lo mtshina we-French-Italian gravitational wave use-European Gravitational Observatory (EGO). Ingxenye yayo eyinhloko yi-Michelson laser interferometer.
Isigaba esilandelayo sokubhekwa sizohlala unyaka wonke. Kubikwa ukuthi ukuhlanganisa amandla e-LIGO kanye ne-Virgo kuzodala ithuluzi elibucayi kakhulu kuze kube manje lokuthola amagagasi adonsela phansi. Kulindeleke, ikakhulukazi, ukuthi ochwepheshe bazokwazi ukuthola amasignali ohlobo olusha oluvela emithonjeni ehlukene ku-Universe.
Sengeza ukuthi ukutholwa kokuqala kwamagagasi adonsela phansi kwamenyezelwa ngoFebhuwari 11, 2016 - umthombo wawo kwaba ukuhlanganiswa kwezimbobo ezimbili ezimnyama.
Source: 3dnews.ru