Published 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Virgo gravitational wave detector: Results and perspectives

  • 1. Laboratoire d'Annecy-le Viex de Physique des Particules - Universite' de Savoie CNRS, Annecy (France)
  • 2. INFN, Sezione di Napoli and Universita' di Salerno - (Italy)
  • 3. INFN, Sezione di Roma (Italy)

Description

The Virgo detector reached during the past science run a sensitivity very close to the design one. During the last year the detector has been improved by suspending the main interferometer mirrors with monolithic fibers, with the goal of reducing the thermal noise contribution and testing the new technology. At the same time the design of the next detector improvements are on-going and they will be implemented during the construction of Advanced Virgo.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cimento. C (Print)
Journal Volume
34
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 189-194
ISSN
2037-4909

Conference

Title
Incontri di fisica delle Alte Energie
Acronym
IFAE 2011
Dates
27-29 Apr 2011
Place
Perugia (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
43093450
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; RADIATION DETECTORS
Descriptors DEC
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; SPECTROMETERS