New publication
New publication by the Gravitational Waves and the Theory groups
February 20, 2026
Gravitational Waves GroupSearch for peak structures in the stochastic gravitational-wave background in LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA O1-O4a datasets
Search for peak structures in the stochastic gravitational-wave background in LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA O1-O4a datasets by C. A. Miritescu and M. Martinez and O. Pujolas has been accepted by Phys. Rev. D. This work is the result of a close collaboration between the IFAE Gravitational Waves and Theory groups.
Gravitational Waves
Spain strengthens its participation in major gravitational-wave infrastructures
December 10, 2025
The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has allocated new funding to Spain’s participation in major international gravitational-wave infrastructures, with the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) designated as the institution through which these contributions will be channelled.
Results
LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA complete their richest gravitational-wave observation run to date
November 18, 2025
The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has announced the completion of O4, the most productive gravitational-wave observation run so far, yielding an unprecedented number of candidate events and high-quality data for the scientific community.