Published April 21, 2010
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Journal article
Commissioning status of the Virgo interferometer
Creators
- 1. Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), IN2P3/CNRS, Universite de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux (France)
- 2. European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina (Pi) (Italy)
Description
The Virgo interferometer is one of the big observatories aimed at detecting gravitational waves. This paper will describe the Virgo + upgrades and the commissioning work performed between the first Virgo science run (VSR1) and the second Virgo science run (VSR2). Some first results of VSR2 will be discussed, which was recently started with a good duty cycle and an inspiral range for the detection of binary neutron-star inspirals of 10 Mpc. To conclude, an outlook will be given on some future upgrades of the detector.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/27/8/084002Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0264-9381/27/8/084002;
- PII
- S0264-9381(10)37724-0;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Journal Volume
- 27
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Journal Page Range
- [9 p.]
- ISSN
- 0264-9381
- CODEN
- CQGRDG
Conference
- Title
- 8. Edoardo Amaldi conference on gravitational waves
- Acronym
- Amaldi 8
- Dates
- 22-26 Jun 2009
- Place
- New York, NY (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41097842
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COMMISSIONING; DETECTION; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; INTERFEROMETERS; NEUTRON STARS
- Descriptors DEC
- MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; STARS
Optional Information
- Collaborations
- VIRGO Collaboration