The Virgo 3 km interferometer for gravitational wave detection

F. Acernese; P. Amico; M. Alshourbagy; F. Antonucci; S. Aoudia; P. Astone; S. Avino; L. Baggio; G. Ballardin; F. Barone; L. Barsotti; M. Barsuglia; T.S. Bauer; S. Bigotta; M.A. Bizouard; C. Boccara; F. Bondu; L. Bosi; C. Bradaschia; J.F.J. van den Brand; S. Birindelli; S. Braccini; A. Brillet; V. Brisson; D. Buskulic; G. Cagnoli; E. Calloni; E. Campagna; F. Carbognani; F. Cavalier; R. Cavalieri; G. Cella; E. Cesarini; E. Chassande-Mottin; A.C. Clapson; F. Cleva; E. Coccia; C. Corda; A. Corsi; F. Cottone; J.P. Coulon; E. Cuoco; S. D'Antonio; A. Dari; V. Dattilo; M. Davier; M. del Prete; R. De Rosa; L. Di Fiore; A. Di Lieto; E. Genin

doi:10.1088/1464-4258/10/6/064009

The Virgo 3 km interferometer for gravitational wave detection

F. Acernese, P. Amico, M. Alshourbagy, F. Antonucci, S. Aoudia, P. Astone, S. Avino, L. Baggio, G. Ballardin, F. Barone, L. Barsotti, M. Barsuglia, T.S. Bauer, S. Bigotta, M.A. Bizouard, C. Boccara, F. Bondu, L. Bosi, C. Bradaschia, J.F.J. van den BrandS. Birindelli, S. Braccini, A. Brillet, V. Brisson, D. Buskulic, G. Cagnoli, E. Calloni, E. Campagna, F. Carbognani, F. Cavalier, R. Cavalieri, G. Cella, E. Cesarini, E. Chassande-Mottin, A.C. Clapson, F. Cleva, E. Coccia, C. Corda, A. Corsi, F. Cottone, J.P. Coulon, E. Cuoco, S. D'Antonio, A. Dari, V. Dattilo, M. Davier, M. del Prete, R. De Rosa, L. Di Fiore, A. Di Lieto, E. Genin^*

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Abstract

Virgo, designed, constructed and developed by the French-Italian VIRGO collaboration located in Cascina (Pisa, Italy) and aiming to detect gravitational waves, is a ground-based power recycled Michelson interferometer, with 3 km long suspended Fabry -Perot cavities. The first Virgo scientific data-taking started in mid-May 2007, in coincidence with the corresponding LIGO detectors.The optical scheme of the interferometer and the various optical techniques used in the experiment, such as the laser source, control, alignment, stabilization and detection strategies are outlined.The future upgrades that are planned for Virgo from the optical point of view, especially concerning the evolution of the Virgo laser, are presented.Finally, the next generation of the gravitational wave detector (advanced Virgo) is introduced from the point of view of the laser system.

Original language	English
Article number	064009
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Optics A-pure and Applied Optics
Volume	10
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/10/6/064009
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

gravitational waves
laser
interferometer
Michelson
LASER
PERFORMANCE
ALIGNMENT

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Acernese, F., Amico, P., Alshourbagy, M., Antonucci, F., Aoudia, S., Astone, P., Avino, S., Baggio, L., Ballardin, G., Barone, F., Barsotti, L., Barsuglia, M., Bauer, T. S., Bigotta, S., Bizouard, M. A., Boccara, C., Bondu, F., Bosi, L., Bradaschia, C., ... Genin, E. (2008). The Virgo 3 km interferometer for gravitational wave detection. Journal of Optics A-pure and Applied Optics, 10(6), Article 064009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/10/6/064009

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