Gemini: the first underground testbed for seismic isolation and inter-platform control in next-generation gravitational-wave detectors
Tomislav Andric, Jan Harms, Ilaria Caravella, Michele Angiolilli, Daniele Cortis, Nicola D’Ambrosio, Massimiliano De Deo, Marco D’Incecco, Antonio Di Ludovico, Oliver Gerberding, Alessandro Lalli, Brian Lantz, Laura Leonzi, Carla Macolino, Richard Mittleman, Conor Mow-Lowry
TL;DR
GEMINI is a new underground facility designed to test advanced seismic isolation and control systems for future gravitational-wave detectors like the Einstein Telescope and Lunar Gravitational-Wave Antenna.
Contribution
GEMINI introduces a novel underground testbed for developing and validating seismic isolation and inter-platform control technologies for next-generation gravitational-wave observatories.
Findings
GEMINI aims to achieve motion suppression in the 10 mHz to 10 Hz frequency range, with a focus on low frequencies.
The facility will support the development of inter-platform control strategies and testing of cryogenic payloads and sensors for lunar missions.
GEMINI integrates advanced cryogenic systems and precision sensors to serve as a versatile testbed for future gravitational-wave detectors.
Abstract
GEMINI is an underground research and development facility dedicated to advancing seismic isolation and control technologies for future gravitational-wave observatories, including the Einstein Telescope (ET) and the Lunar Gravitational-Wave Antenna (LGWA). This paper presents the technical design and theoretical framework of GEMINI’s active seismic-isolation platforms, including detailed noise budget analyses, performance predictions, and residual platform-motion evaluations. The GEMINI platforms are designed to achieve unprecedented vibration isolation, targeting motion suppression across the 10 mHz to 10 Hz frequency band, with particular emphasis on the low-frequency regime below a few hertz relevant for ET-LF (low-frequency detector) and LGWA, and with the goal to make them the quietest platforms of their kind. In the context of ET, GEMINI will enable the development and validation…
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Taxonomy
TopicsGeophysics and Sensor Technology · Seismology and Earthquake Studies · Seismic Waves and Analysis