Advanced Virgo: a 2nd generation interferometric gravitational wave   detector

F. Acernese; M. Agathos; K. Agatsuma; D. Aisa; N. Allemandou; A.; Allocca; J. Amarni; P. Astone; G. Balestri; G. Ballardin; F. Barone; J.-P.; Baronick; M. Barsuglia; A. Basti; F. Basti; Th. S. Bauer; V. Bavigadda; M.; Bejger; M. G. Beker; C. Belczynski; D. Bersanetti; A. Bertolini; M. Bitossi,; M. A. Bizouard; S. Bloemen; M. Blom; M. Boer; G. Bogaert; D. Bondi; F. Bondu,; L. Bonelli; R. Bonnand; V. Boschi; L. Bosi; T. Bouedo; C. Bradaschia; M.; Branchesi; T. Briant; A. Brillet; V. Brisson; T. Bulik; H. J. Bulten; D.; Buskulic; C. Buy; G. Cagnoli; E. Calloni; C. Campeggi; B. Canuel; F.; Carbognani; F. Cavalier; R. Cavalieri; G. Cella; E. Cesarini; E.; Chassande-Mottin; A. Chincarini; A. Chiummo; S. Chua; F. Cleva; E. Coccia,; P.-F. Cohadon; A. Colla; M. Colombini; A. Conte; J.-P. Coulon; E. Cuoco; A.; Dalmaz; S. D'Antonio; V. Dattilo; M. Davier; R. Day; G. Debreczeni; J.; Degallaix; S. Del\'eglise; W. Del Pozzo; H. Dereli; R. De Rosa; L. Di Fiore,; A. Di Lieto; A. Di Virgilio; M. Doets; V. Dolique; M. Drago; M. Ducrot; G.; Endr\H{o}czi; V. Fafone; S. Farinon; I. Ferrante; F. Ferrini; F. Fidecaro; I.; Fiori; R. Flaminio; J.-D. Fournier; S. Franco; S. Frasca; F. Frasconi; L.; Gammaitoni; F. Garufi; M. Gaspard; A. Gatto; G. Gemme; B. Gendre; E. Genin,; A. Gennai; S. Ghosh; L. Giacobone; A. Giazotto; R. Gouaty; M. Granata; G.; Greco; P. Groot; G. M. Guidi; J. Harms; A. Heidmann; H. Heitmann; P. Hello,; G. Hemming; E. Hennes; D. Hofman; P. Jaranowski; R.J.G. Jonker; M. Kasprzack,; F. K\'ef\'elian; I. Kowalska; M. Kraan; A. Kr\'olak; A. Kutynia; C. Lazzaro,; M. Leonardi; N. Leroy; N. Letendre; T. G. F. Li; B. Lieunard; M. Lorenzini,; V. Loriette; G. Losurdo; C. Magazz\`u; E. Majorana; I. Maksimovic; V.; Malvezzi; N. Man; V. Mangano; M. Mantovani; F. Marchesoni; F. Marion; J.; Marque; F. Martelli; L. Martellini; A. Masserot; D. Meacher; J. Meidam; F.; Mezzani; C. Michel; L. Milano; Y. Minenkov; A. Moggi; M. Mohan; M. Montani,; N. Morgado; B. Mours; F. Mul; M. F. Nagy; I. Nardecchia; L. Naticchioni; G.; Nelemans; I. Neri; M. Neri; F. Nocera; E. Pacaud; C. Palomba; F. Paoletti; A.; Paoli; A. Pasqualetti; R. Passaquieti; D. Passuello; M. Perciballi; S. Petit,; M. Pichot; F. Piergiovanni; G. Pillant; A Piluso; L. Pinard; R. Poggiani; M.; Prijatelj; G. A. Prodi; M. Punturo; P. Puppo; D. S. Rabeling; I. R\'acz; P.; Rapagnani; M. Razzano; V. Re; T. Regimbau; F. Ricci; F. Robinet; A. Rocchi,; L. Rolland; R. Romano; D. Rosi\'nska; P. Ruggi; E. Saracco; B. Sassolas; F.; Schimmel; D. Sentenac; V. Sequino; S. Shah; K. Siellez; N. Straniero; B.; Swinkels; M. Tacca; M. Tonelli; F. Travasso; M. Turconi; G. Vajente; N. van; Bakel; M. van Beuzekom; J. F. J. van den Brand; C. Van Den Broeck; M. V. van; der Sluys; J. van Heijningen; M. Vas\'uth; G. Vedovato; J. Veitch; D.; Verkindt; F. Vetrano; A. Vicer\'e; J.-Y. Vinet; G. Visser; H. Vocca; R. Ward,; M. Was; L.-W. Wei; M. Yvert; A. Zadro\.zny; J.-P. Zendri; (Virgo; Collaboration)

arXiv:1408.3978·gr-qc·December 23, 2014

Advanced Virgo: a 2nd generation interferometric gravitational wave detector

F. Acernese, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma, D. Aisa, N. Allemandou, A., Allocca, J. Amarni, P. Astone, G. Balestri, G. Ballardin, F. Barone, J.-P., Baronick, M. Barsuglia, A. Basti, F. Basti, Th. S. Bauer, V. Bavigadda, M., Bejger, M. G. Beker, C. Belczynski, D. Bersanetti

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TL;DR

Advanced Virgo is a next-generation gravitational wave detector designed to significantly increase detection rates, with construction nearing completion and plans to join a global network for early gravitational wave observations.

Contribution

This paper details the design, features, and construction status of the Advanced Virgo detector, a major upgrade to the original Virgo interferometer.

Findings

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Construction is in advanced stages, nearing completion by end of 2015.

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Advanced Virgo will enhance gravitational wave detection capabilities.

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It will operate as part of a global network with LIGO and GEO HF.

Abstract

Advanced Virgo is the project to upgrade the Virgo interferometric detector of gravitational waves, with the aim of increasing the number of observable galaxies (and thus the detection rate) by three orders of magnitude. The project is now in an advanced construction phase and the assembly and integration will be completed by the end of 2015. Advanced Virgo will be part of a network with the two Advanced LIGO detectors in the US and GEO HF in Germany, with the goal of contributing to the early detections of gravitational waves and to opening a new observation window on the universe. In this paper we describe the main features of the Advanced Virgo detector and outline the status of the construction.

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