Automatic Alignment for the first science run of the Virgo interferometer

F. Acernese; M. Alshourbagy; F. Antonucci; S. Aoudia; K.G. Arun; P. Astone; G. Ballardin; F. Barone; M. Barsuglia; T.S. Bauer; S. Bigotta; S. Birindelli; M.A. Bizouard; C. Boccara; F. Bondu; L. Bonelli; L. Bosi; S. Braccini; C. Bradaschia; A. Brillet; V. Brisson; H.J. Bulten; D. Buskulic; G. Cagnoli; E. Calloni; E. Campagna; B. Canuel; F. Carbognani; L. Carbone; F. Cavalier; R. Cavalieri; G. Cella; E. Cesarini; E. Chassande-Mottin; S. Chatterji; F. Cleva; E. Coccia; J. Colas; M. Colombini; C. Corda; A. Corsi; J.P. Coulon; E. Cuoco; S. D'Antonio; A. Dari; V. Dattilo; M. Davier; R. De Rosa; M. Del Prete; L. Di Fiore; S. Hild; J.F.J. van den Brand; M. Mantovani

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.01.010

Automatic Alignment for the first science run of the Virgo interferometer

F. Acernese, M. Alshourbagy, F. Antonucci, S. Aoudia, K.G. Arun, P. Astone, G. Ballardin, F. Barone, M. Barsuglia, T.S. Bauer, S. Bigotta, S. Birindelli, M.A. Bizouard, C. Boccara, F. Bondu, L. Bonelli, L. Bosi, S. Braccini, C. Bradaschia, A. BrilletV. Brisson, H.J. Bulten, D. Buskulic, G. Cagnoli, E. Calloni, E. Campagna, B. Canuel, F. Carbognani, L. Carbone, F. Cavalier, R. Cavalieri, G. Cella, E. Cesarini, E. Chassande-Mottin, S. Chatterji, F. Cleva, E. Coccia, J. Colas, M. Colombini, C. Corda, A. Corsi, J.P. Coulon, E. Cuoco, S. D'Antonio, A. Dari, V. Dattilo, M. Davier, R. De Rosa, M. Del Prete, L. Di Fiore, S. Hild, J.F.J. van den Brand, M. Mantovani^*

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Abstract

During the past few years a network of large-scale laser interferometers, including the Virgo detector, has been developed with the aim of detecting gravitational waves To properly operate the detectors, the longitudinal and angular positions of the suspended detector test masses, the interferometer mirrors, must be kept within a small range from the operating point.The design of the Virgo angular control system, called Automatic Alignment is based on a modified version of the Anderson-Giordano technique, a wave-front sensing scheme which uses the modulation-demodulation technique.This paper will present the theoretical background of the Virgo Automatic Alignment system, the implementation issues and the performances observed during the first Virgo science run (VSR1) A total RMS of 4 x 10(-2) to 3 x 10(-3) mu rad for all angular degrees of freedom has been achieved. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-139
Number of pages	9
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.01.010
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gravitational wave detectors
Interferometry
Control systems
Angular
GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE DETECTION
SYSTEM

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Acernese, F., Alshourbagy, M., Antonucci, F., Aoudia, S., Arun, K. G., Astone, P., Ballardin, G., Barone, F., Barsuglia, M., Bauer, T. S., Bigotta, S., Birindelli, S., Bizouard, M. A., Boccara, C., Bondu, F., Bonelli, L., Bosi, L., Braccini, S., Bradaschia, C., ... Mantovani, M. (2010). Automatic Alignment for the first science run of the Virgo interferometer. Astroparticle Physics, 33(3), 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.01.010

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