Advanced Virgo: A second-generation interferometric gravitational wave detector

F. Acernese; M. Agathos; K. Agatsuma; D. Aisa; N. Allemandou; A. Allocca; J. Amarni; P. Astone; G. Balestri; G. Ballardin; F. Barone; J. P. Baronick; M. Barsuglia; A. Basti; F. Basti; Th S. Bauer; V. Bavigadda; M. Bejger; M. G. Beker; C. Belczynski; D. Bersanetti; A. Bertolini; M. Bitossi; M. A. Bizouard; S. Bloemen; M. Blom; M. Boer; G. Bogaert; D. Bondi; F. Bondu; L. Bonelli; R. Bonnand; V. Boschi; L. Bosi; T. Bouedo; C. Bradaschia; M. Branchesi; T. Briant; A. Brillet; V. Brisson; T. Bulik; H. J. Bulten; D. Buskulic; C. Buy; G. Cagnoli; E. Calloni; C. Campeggi; B. Canuel; F. Carbognani; F. Cavalier; R. Cavalieri; G. Cella; E. Cesarini; E. Chassande Mottin; A. Chincarini; A. Chiummo; S. Chua; F. Cleva; E. Coccia; P. F. Cohadon; A. Colla; M. Colombini; A. Conte; J. P. Coulon; E. Cuoco; A. Dalmaz; S. D'Antonio; V. Dattilo; M. Davier; R. Day; G. Debreczeni; J. Degallaix; S. Deléglise; W. Del Pozzo; H. Dereli; R. De Rosa; L. Di Fiore; A. Di Lieto; A. Di Virgilio; M. Doets; V. Dolique; M. Drago; M. Ducrot; G. Endrczi; V. Fafone; S. Farinon; I. Ferrante; F. Ferrini; F. Fidecaro; I. Fiori; R. Flaminio; J. D. Fournier; S. Franco; S. Frasca; F. Frasconi; L. Gammaitoni; F. Garufi; M. Gaspard; A. Gatto; G. Gemme; B. Gendre; E. Genin; A. Gennai; S. Ghosh; L. Giacobone; A. Giazotto; R. Gouaty; M. Granata; G. Greco; P. Groot; G. M. Guidi; J. Harms; A. Heidmann; H. Heitmann; P. Hello; G. Hemming; E. Hennes; D. Hofman; P. Jaranowski; R. J.G. Jonker; M. Kasprzack; F. Kéfélian; I. Kowalska; M. Kraan; A. Królak; A. Kutynia; C. Lazzaro; M. Leonardi; N. Leroy; N. Letendre; T. G.F. Li; B. Lieunard; M. Lorenzini; V. Loriette; G. Losurdo; C. Magazzú; E. Majorana; I. Maksimovic; V. Malvezzi; N. Man; V. Mangano; M. Mantovani; F. Marchesoni; F. Marion; J. Marque; F. Martelli; L. Martellini; A. Masserot; D. Meacher; J. Meidam; F. Mezzani; C. Michel; L. Milano; Y. Minenkov; A. Moggi; M. Mohan; M. Montani; N. Morgado; B. Mours; F. Mul; M. F. Nagy; I. Nardecchia; L. Naticchioni; G. Nelemans; I. Neri; M. Neri; F. Nocera; E. Pacaud; C. Palomba; F. Paoletti; A. Paoli; A. Pasqualetti; R. Passaquieti; D. Passuello; M. Perciballi; S. Petit; M. Pichot; F. Piergiovanni; G. Pillant; A. Piluso; L. Pinard; R. Poggiani; M. Prijatelj; G. A. Prodi; M. Punturo; P. Puppo; D. S. Rabeling; I. Rácz; P. Rapagnani; M. Razzano; V. Re; T. Regimbau; F. Ricci; F. Robinet; A. Rocchi; L. Rolland; R. Romano; D. Rosińska; P. Ruggi; E. Saracco; B. Sassolas; F. Schimmel; D. Sentenac; V. Sequino; S. Shah; K. Siellez; N. Straniero; B. Swinkels; M. Tacca; M. Tonelli; F. Travasso; M. Turconi; G. Vajente; N. Van Bakel; M. Van Beuzekom; J. F.J. Van Den Brand; C. Van Den Broeck; M. V. Van Der Sluys; J. Van Heijningen; M. Vasúth; G. Vedovato; J. Veitch; D. Verkindt; F. Vetrano; A. Viceré; J. Y. Vinet; G. Visser; H. Vocca; R. Ward; M. Was; L. W. Wei; M. Yvert; A. Zadro Zny; J. P. Zendri

doi:10.1088/0264-9381/32/2/024001

Advanced Virgo: A second-generation interferometric gravitational wave detector

F. Acernese, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma, D. Aisa, N. Allemandou, A. Allocca, J. Amarni, P. Astone, G. Balestri, G. Ballardin, F. Barone, J. P. Baronick, M. Barsuglia, A. Basti, F. Basti, Th S. Bauer, V. Bavigadda, M. Bejger, M. G. Beker, C. BelczynskiD. Bersanetti, A. Bertolini, M. Bitossi, M. A. Bizouard, S. Bloemen, M. Blom, M. Boer, G. Bogaert, D. Bondi, F. Bondu, L. Bonelli, R. Bonnand, V. Boschi, L. Bosi, T. Bouedo, C. Bradaschia, M. Branchesi, T. Briant, A. Brillet, V. Brisson, T. Bulik, H. J. Bulten, D. Buskulic, C. Buy, G. Cagnoli, E. Calloni, C. Campeggi, B. Canuel, F. Carbognani, F. Cavalier, R. Cavalieri, G. Cella, E. Cesarini, E. Chassande Mottin, A. Chincarini, A. Chiummo, S. Chua, F. Cleva, E. Coccia, P. F. Cohadon, A. Colla, M. Colombini, A. Conte, J. P. Coulon, E. Cuoco, A. Dalmaz, S. D'Antonio, V. Dattilo, M. Davier, R. Day, G. Debreczeni, J. Degallaix, S. Deléglise, W. Del Pozzo, H. Dereli, R. De Rosa, L. Di Fiore, A. Di Lieto, A. Di Virgilio, M. Doets, V. Dolique, M. Drago, M. Ducrot, G. Endrczi, V. Fafone, S. Farinon, I. Ferrante, F. Ferrini, F. Fidecaro, I. Fiori, R. Flaminio, J. D. Fournier, S. Franco, S. Frasca, F. Frasconi, L. Gammaitoni, F. Garufi, M. Gaspard, A. Gatto, G. Gemme, B. Gendre, E. Genin, A. Gennai, S. Ghosh, L. Giacobone, A. Giazotto, R. Gouaty, M. Granata, G. Greco, P. Groot, G. M. Guidi, J. Harms, A. Heidmann, H. Heitmann, P. Hello, G. Hemming, E. Hennes, D. Hofman, P. Jaranowski, R. J.G. Jonker, M. Kasprzack, F. Kéfélian, I. Kowalska, M. Kraan, A. Królak, A. Kutynia, C. Lazzaro, M. Leonardi, N. Leroy, N. Letendre, T. G.F. Li, B. Lieunard, M. Lorenzini, V. Loriette, G. Losurdo, C. Magazzú, E. Majorana, I. Maksimovic, V. Malvezzi, N. Man, V. Mangano, M. Mantovani, F. Marchesoni, F. Marion, J. Marque, F. Martelli, L. Martellini, A. Masserot, D. Meacher, J. Meidam, F. Mezzani, C. Michel, L. Milano, Y. Minenkov, A. Moggi, M. Mohan, M. Montani, N. Morgado, B. Mours, F. Mul, M. F. Nagy, I. Nardecchia, L. Naticchioni, G. Nelemans, I. Neri, M. Neri, F. Nocera, E. Pacaud, C. Palomba, F. Paoletti, A. Paoli, A. Pasqualetti, R. Passaquieti, D. Passuello, M. Perciballi, S. Petit, M. Pichot, F. Piergiovanni, G. Pillant, A. Piluso, L. Pinard, R. Poggiani, M. Prijatelj, G. A. Prodi, M. Punturo, P. Puppo, D. S. Rabeling, I. Rácz, P. Rapagnani, M. Razzano, V. Re, T. Regimbau, F. Ricci, F. Robinet, A. Rocchi, L. Rolland, R. Romano, D. Rosińska, P. Ruggi, E. Saracco, B. Sassolas, F. Schimmel, D. Sentenac, V. Sequino, S. Shah, K. Siellez, N. Straniero, B. Swinkels, M. Tacca, M. Tonelli, F. Travasso, M. Turconi, G. Vajente, N. Van Bakel, M. Van Beuzekom, J. F.J. Van Den Brand, C. Van Den Broeck, M. V. Van Der Sluys, J. Van Heijningen, M. Vasúth, G. Vedovato, J. Veitch, D. Verkindt, F. Vetrano, A. Viceré, J. Y. Vinet, G. Visser, H. Vocca, R. Ward, M. Was, L. W. Wei, M. Yvert, A. Zadro Zny, J. P. Zendri

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Advanced Virgo is the project to upgrade the Virgo interferometric detector of gravitational waves, with the aim of increasing the number of observable galaxies (and thus the detection rate) by three orders of magnitude. The project is now in an advanced construction phase and the assembly and integration will be completed by the end of 2015. Advanced Virgo will be part of a network, alongside the two Advanced LIGO detectors in the US and GEO HF in Germany, with the goal of contributing to the early detection of gravitational waves and to opening a new window of observation on the universe. In this paper we describe the main features of the Advanced Virgo detector and outline the status of the construction.

Original language	English
Article number	024001
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/32/2/024001
State	Published - 22 Jan 2015

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gravitational wave detectors
gravitational waves
laser interferometry

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Acernese, F., Agathos, M., Agatsuma, K., Aisa, D., Allemandou, N., Allocca, A., Amarni, J., Astone, P., Balestri, G., Ballardin, G., Barone, F., Baronick, J. P., Barsuglia, M., Basti, A., Basti, F., Bauer, T. S., Bavigadda, V., Bejger, M., Beker, M. G., ... Zendri, J. P. (2015). Advanced Virgo: A second-generation interferometric gravitational wave detector. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 32(2), Article 024001. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/32/2/024001

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T2 - A second-generation interferometric gravitational wave detector

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AU - Aisa, D.

AU - Allemandou, N.

AU - Allocca, A.

AU - Amarni, J.

AU - Astone, P.

AU - Balestri, G.

AU - Ballardin, G.

AU - Barone, F.

AU - Baronick, J. P.

AU - Barsuglia, M.

AU - Basti, A.

AU - Basti, F.

AU - Bauer, Th S.

AU - Bavigadda, V.

AU - Bejger, M.

AU - Beker, M. G.

AU - Belczynski, C.

AU - Bersanetti, D.

AU - Bertolini, A.

AU - Bitossi, M.

AU - Bizouard, M. A.

AU - Bloemen, S.

AU - Blom, M.

AU - Boer, M.

AU - Bogaert, G.

AU - Bondi, D.

AU - Bondu, F.

AU - Bonelli, L.

AU - Bonnand, R.

AU - Boschi, V.

AU - Bosi, L.

AU - Bouedo, T.

AU - Bradaschia, C.

AU - Branchesi, M.

AU - Briant, T.

AU - Brillet, A.

AU - Brisson, V.

AU - Bulik, T.

AU - Bulten, H. J.

AU - Buskulic, D.

AU - Buy, C.

AU - Cagnoli, G.

AU - Calloni, E.

AU - Campeggi, C.

AU - Canuel, B.

AU - Carbognani, F.

AU - Cavalier, F.

AU - Cavalieri, R.

AU - Cella, G.

AU - Cesarini, E.

AU - Mottin, E. Chassande

AU - Chincarini, A.

AU - Chiummo, A.

AU - Chua, S.

AU - Cleva, F.

AU - Coccia, E.

AU - Cohadon, P. F.

AU - Colla, A.

AU - Colombini, M.

AU - Conte, A.

AU - Coulon, J. P.

AU - Cuoco, E.

AU - Dalmaz, A.

AU - D'Antonio, S.

AU - Dattilo, V.

AU - Davier, M.

AU - Day, R.

AU - Debreczeni, G.

AU - Degallaix, J.

AU - Deléglise, S.

AU - Pozzo, W. Del

AU - Dereli, H.

AU - Rosa, R. De

AU - Fiore, L. Di

AU - Lieto, A. Di

AU - Virgilio, A. Di

AU - Doets, M.

AU - Dolique, V.

AU - Drago, M.

AU - Ducrot, M.

AU - Endrczi, G.

AU - Fafone, V.

AU - Farinon, S.

AU - Ferrante, I.

AU - Ferrini, F.

AU - Fidecaro, F.

AU - Fiori, I.

AU - Flaminio, R.

AU - Fournier, J. D.

AU - Franco, S.

AU - Frasca, S.

AU - Frasconi, F.

AU - Gammaitoni, L.

AU - Garufi, F.

AU - Gaspard, M.

AU - Gatto, A.

AU - Gemme, G.

AU - Gendre, B.

AU - Genin, E.

AU - Gennai, A.

AU - Ghosh, S.

AU - Giacobone, L.

AU - Giazotto, A.

AU - Gouaty, R.

AU - Granata, M.

AU - Greco, G.

AU - Groot, P.

AU - Guidi, G. M.

AU - Harms, J.

AU - Heidmann, A.

AU - Heitmann, H.

AU - Hello, P.

AU - Hemming, G.

AU - Hennes, E.

AU - Hofman, D.

AU - Jaranowski, P.

AU - Jonker, R. J.G.

AU - Kasprzack, M.

AU - Kéfélian, F.

AU - Kowalska, I.

AU - Kraan, M.

AU - Królak, A.

AU - Kutynia, A.

AU - Lazzaro, C.

AU - Leonardi, M.

AU - Leroy, N.

AU - Letendre, N.

AU - Li, T. G.F.

AU - Lieunard, B.

AU - Lorenzini, M.

AU - Loriette, V.

AU - Losurdo, G.

AU - Magazzú, C.

AU - Majorana, E.

AU - Maksimovic, I.

AU - Malvezzi, V.

AU - Man, N.

AU - Mangano, V.

AU - Mantovani, M.

AU - Marchesoni, F.

AU - Marion, F.

AU - Marque, J.

AU - Martelli, F.

AU - Martellini, L.

AU - Masserot, A.

AU - Meacher, D.

AU - Meidam, J.

AU - Mezzani, F.

AU - Michel, C.

AU - Milano, L.

AU - Minenkov, Y.

AU - Moggi, A.

AU - Mohan, M.

AU - Montani, M.

AU - Morgado, N.

AU - Mours, B.

AU - Mul, F.

AU - Nagy, M. F.

AU - Nardecchia, I.

AU - Naticchioni, L.

AU - Nelemans, G.

AU - Neri, I.

AU - Neri, M.

AU - Nocera, F.

AU - Pacaud, E.

AU - Palomba, C.

AU - Paoletti, F.

AU - Paoli, A.

AU - Pasqualetti, A.

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PY - 2015/1/22

Y1 - 2015/1/22

N2 - Advanced Virgo is the project to upgrade the Virgo interferometric detector of gravitational waves, with the aim of increasing the number of observable galaxies (and thus the detection rate) by three orders of magnitude. The project is now in an advanced construction phase and the assembly and integration will be completed by the end of 2015. Advanced Virgo will be part of a network, alongside the two Advanced LIGO detectors in the US and GEO HF in Germany, with the goal of contributing to the early detection of gravitational waves and to opening a new window of observation on the universe. In this paper we describe the main features of the Advanced Virgo detector and outline the status of the construction.

AB - Advanced Virgo is the project to upgrade the Virgo interferometric detector of gravitational waves, with the aim of increasing the number of observable galaxies (and thus the detection rate) by three orders of magnitude. The project is now in an advanced construction phase and the assembly and integration will be completed by the end of 2015. Advanced Virgo will be part of a network, alongside the two Advanced LIGO detectors in the US and GEO HF in Germany, with the goal of contributing to the early detection of gravitational waves and to opening a new window of observation on the universe. In this paper we describe the main features of the Advanced Virgo detector and outline the status of the construction.

KW - gravitational wave detectors

KW - gravitational waves

KW - laser interferometry

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84920409730&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1088/0264-9381/32/2/024001

DO - 10.1088/0264-9381/32/2/024001

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84920409730

SN - 0264-9381

VL - 32

JO - Classical and Quantum Gravity

JF - Classical and Quantum Gravity

IS - 2

M1 - 024001

ER -

Advanced Virgo: A second-generation interferometric gravitational wave detector

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