Ringdown waveform (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Ringdown waveform

Caption

The spacing between the peaks shows how quickly the wave oscillates. How quickly the peaks shrink shows how fast the signal fades. Hidden matter around a black hole could change these two features by different amounts, giving scientists clues about what that matter is like. 

Credit

Ariadna Uxue Palomino Ylla, Nagoya University

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