Speaker
Alessandra Corsi
(John Hopkins University)
Description
In this talk, I will discuss current and future opportunities in the radio follow-up of gravitational-wave (GW) events using interferometric, PI-driven facilities such as the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and the future next-generation VLA (ngVLA). I will highlight lessons learned from recent GW observing runs, and strategies for identifying and characterizing relativistic ejecta and multi-messenger counterparts across a broad range of transients. I will also discuss challenges related to observation planning, data reduction, sensitivity limitations, and long-term monitoring requirements. I will conclude with prospects for multi-messenger astronomy in the ngVLA era.