Published October 7, 2007 | Version v1
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Status of Virgo detector

Creators

  • 1. INFN, sezione di Napoli and/or Universita di Napoli 'Federico II' Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, and/or Universita di Salerno, Fisciano (Italy)
  • 2. INFN, Sezione di Perugia and/or Universita di Perugia, Perugia (Italy)
  • 3. INFN, Sezione di Pisa and/or Universita di Pisa, Pisa (Italy)

Description

The commissioning of the Virgo gravitational wave detector has restarted after several major hardware upgrades carried out during winter 2005. Now Virgo is fully operative and its sensitivity greatly improved and continually improving. A program of short scientific data taking has already started and Virgo is moving towards a period of continuous data taking, which should start at the end of May 2007. The actual status of the Virgo detector is reported, describing the actual detector sensitivity as well as the limiting noises and the mid-term plans

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/24/19/S01;
PII
S0264-9381(07)47295-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
19
Journal Page Range
p. S381-S388
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

Conference

Title
11. Gravitational wave data analysis workshop
Dates
18-21 Dec 2006
Place
Potsdam (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39037086
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMMISSIONING; GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; NOISE; SENSITIVITY
Descriptors DEC
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS