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Virgo gravitational wave detector: Results and perspectives

  • T. Accadia*
  • , F. Acernese
  • , P. Astone
  • , G. Ballardin
  • , F. Barone
  • , M. Barsuglia
  • , A. Basti
  • , Th S. Bauer
  • , M. Bebronne
  • , M. Bejger
  • , M. G. Beker
  • , A. Belletoile
  • , M. Bitossi
  • , M. A. Bizouard
  • , M. Blom
  • , F. Bondu
  • , L. Bonelli
  • , R. Bonnand
  • , V. Boschi
  • , L. Bosi
  • B. Bouhou, S. Braccvini, C. Bradaschia, M. Branchesi, T. Briant, A. Brillet, V. Brisson, T. Bulik, H. J. Bulten, D. Buskulic, C. Buy, G. Cagnoli, E. Calloni, B. Canuel, F. Carbognani, F. Cavalier, R. Cavalieri, G. Cella, E. Cesarini, O. Chaibi, E. Chassande-Mottin, A. Chincarini, A. Chiummo, F. Cleva, E. Coccia, P. F. Cohadon, C. N. Colacino, J. Colas, A. Colla, M. Colombini, A. Conte, J. P. Coulon, E. Cuoco, S. D'Antonio, V. Dattilo, M. Davier, R. Day, R. De Rosa, G. Debreczeni, W. Del Pozzo, M. Del Prete, L. Di Fiore, A. Di Lieto, M. Di Paolo Emilio, A. Di Virgilio, A. Dietz, M. Drago, G. Endröczi, V. Fafone, I. Ferrante, F. Fidecaro, I. Fiori, R. Flaminio, L. A. Forte, J. D. Fournier, J. Franc, S. Frasca, F. Frasconi, M. Galimberti, L. Gammaitoni, F. Garufi, M. E. Gáspár, G. Gemme, E. Genin, A. Gennai, A. Giazotto, R. Gouaty, M. Granata, C. Greverie, G. M. Guidi, J. F. Hayau, A. Heidmann, H. Heitmann, P. Hello, P. Jaranowski, I. Kowalska, A. Królak, N. Leroy, N. Letendre, T. G.F. Li, N. Liguori, M. Lorenzini, V. Loriette, G. Losurdo, E. Majorana, I. Maksimovic, N. Man, M. Mantovani, F. Marchesoni, F. Marion, J. Marque, F. Martelli, A. Masserot, C. Michel, L. Milano, Y. Minenkov, M. Mohan, N. Morgado, A. Morgia, B. Mours, L. Naticchioni, F. Nocera, G. Pagliaroli, L. Palladino, C. Palomba, F. Paoletti, M. Parisi, A. Pasqualetti, R. Passaquieti, D. Passuello, G. Persichetti, F. Piergiovanni, M. Pietka, L. Pinard, R. Poggiani, M. Prato, G. A. Prodi, M. Punturo, P. Puppo, D. S. Rabeling, I. Rácz, P. Rapagnani, V. Re, T. Regimbau, F. Ricci, F. Robinet, A. Rocchi, L. Rolland, R. Romano, D. Rosińska, P. Ruggi, B. Sassolas, D. Sentenac, L. Sperandio, R. Sturani, B. Swinkels, M. Tacca, L. Taffarello, A. Toncelli, M. Tonelli, O. Torre, E. Tournefier, F. Travasso, G. Vajente, J. F.J. Van Den Brand, C. Van Den Broeck, S. Van Der Putten, M. Vasuth, M. Vavoulidis, G. Vedovato, D. Verkindt, F. Vetrano, A. Viceré, J. Y. Vinet, S. Vitale, H. Vocca, R. L. Ward, M. Was, K. Yamamoto, M. Yvert, A. Zadroźny, J. P. Zendri
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Université Savoie Mont Blanc
  • University of Naples Federico II
  • University of Salerno
  • National Institute for Nuclear Physics
  • European Gravitational Observatory
  • Université Paris Diderot
  • University of Pisa
  • National Institute for Subatomic Physics
  • Centrum Astronomiczne im. M. Kopernika PAN
  • Université Paris-Sud
  • Institut de Physique de Rennes
  • IN2P3/CNRS
  • University of Urbino
  • Laboratoire Kastler Brossel
  • Université Côte d'Azur
  • University of Warsaw
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • University of Rome Tor Vergata
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
  • Wigner Research Centre for Physics
  • University of Trento
  • University of L'Aquila
  • University of Perugia
  • University of Białystok
  • Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies
  • CNRS
  • University of Siena
  • University of Zielona Gora
  • University of Padua

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-194
Number of pages6
JournalNuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C
Volume34
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

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