Commissioning status of the Virgo interferometer

Year: 2010

Authors: Accadia T., Acernese F., Antonucci F., Aoudia S., Arun K.G., Astone P., Ballardin G., Barone F., Barsuglia M., Bauer Th S., Beker M.G., Bigotta S., Birindelli S., Bizouard M.A., Blom M., Boccara C., Bondu F., Bonelli L., Bosi L., Braccini S., Bradaschia C., Brillet A., Brisson V., Budzynski R., Bulik T., Bulten H.J., Buskulic D., Cagnoli G., Calloni E., Campagna E., Canuel B., Carbognani F., Cavalier F., Cavalieri R., Cella G., Cesarini E., Chassande-Mottin E., Chincarini A., Cleva F., Coccia E., Colacino C.N., Colas J., Colla A., Colombini M., Corsi A., Coulon J-P, Cuoco E., D’Antonio S., Dari A., Dattilo V., Davier M., Day R., De Rosa R., Del Prete M., Di Fiore L., Di Lieto A., Emilio M. Di Paolo, Di Virgilio A., Dietz A., Drago M., Fafone V., Ferrante I., Fidecaro F., Fiori I., Flaminio R., Fournier J-D, Franc J., Frasca S., Frasconi F., Freise A., Gammaitoni L., Garufi F., Gemme G., Genin E., Gennai A., Giazotto A., Gouaty R., Granata V., Greverie C., Guidi G., Heitmann H., Hello P., Hild S., Huet D., Jaranowski P., Kowalska I., Krolak A., La Penna P., Leroy N., Letendre N., Li T.G.F., Lorenzini M., Loriette V., Losurdo G., Mackowski J.-M., Majorana E., Man C. N., Mantovani M., Marchesoni F., Marion F., Marque J., Martelli F., Masserot A., Menzinger F., Mitchel C., Milano L., Minenkov Y., Mohan M., Moreau J., Morgado N., Morgia A., Mosca S., Moscatelli V., Mours B., Neri I., Nocera F., Pagliaroli G., Palomba C., Paoletti F., Pardi S., Parisi M., Pasqualetti A., Passaquieti R., Passuello D., Persichetti G., Pichot M., Piergiovanni F., Pietka M., Pinard L., Poggiani R., Prato M., Prodi G.A., Punturo M., Puppo P., Rabaste O., Rabeling D.S., Rapagnani P., Re V., Regimbau T., Ricci F., Robinet F., Rocchi A., Rolland L., Romano R., Rosinska D., Ruggi P., Sassolas B., Sentenac D., Sturani R., Swinkeles B., Toncelli A., Tonelli M., Tournefier E., Travasso F., Trummer J., Vajente G., van den Brand J.F.J., van der Putten S., Vavoulidis M., Vedovato G., Verkindt D., Vetrano F., Vicere A., Vinet J-Y, Vocca H., Was M., Yvert M.

Autors Affiliation: Univ Savoie, CNRS, IN2P3, Lab Annecy Le Vieux Phys Particules, F-74941 Annecy Le Vieux, France; Univ Paris 07, CEA DSM IRFU, CNRS, IN2P3,Observ Paris,UMR7164, F-75221 Paris 05, France; EGO, I-56021 Cascina, Pi, Italy; CNRS, ESPCI, F-75005 Paris, France; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Univ Florence, I-50121 Florence, Italy; Univ Urbino Carlo Bo, I-61029 Urbino, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Genova, I-16146 Genoa, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Napoli, I-80126 Naples, Italy; Univ Naples Federico 2, I-80126 Naples, Italy; Univ Salerno, I-84084 Salerno, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Perugia, I-6123 Perugia, Italy; Univ Perugia, I-6123 Perugia, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; Univ Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; Univ Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Roma, I-00185 Rome, Italy; Univ Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Univ Roma Tor Vergata, I-00173 Rome, Italy; IFSI, I-00133 Rome, Italy; Univ Aquila, I-67100 Laquila, Italy; Univ Paris 11, LAL, IN2P3, CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France; CNRS, IN2P3, LMA, F-69622 Lyon, France; Vrije Univ Amsterdam, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands; Natl Inst Subat Phys, NL-1009 DB Amsterdam, Netherlands; Univ Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Observ Cote Azur, F-06304 Nice, France; Univ Rennes 1, CNRS, Inst Phys Rennes, F-35042 Rennes, France; Univ Trent, I-38050 Trento, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Grp Coll Trento, I-38050 Trento, Italy; Univ Padua, I-35131 Padua, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Padova, I-35131 Padua, Italy; Warsaw Univ, F phy, PL-00681 Warsaw, Poland; IM PAN, PL-00956 Warsaw, Poland; Astro Obs Warsaw Univ, PL-00478 Warsaw, Poland; CAMK PAN, PL-00716 Warsaw, Poland; Bialystok Univ, PL-15424 Bialystok, Poland; IPJ, PL-05400 Otwock, Poland; Inst Astron, PL-65265 Zielona Gorag, Poland; Cardiff Univ, Cardiff CF24 3AA, S Glam, Wales; Eotvos Lorand Univ, ELTE, H-1053 Budapest, Hungary; Univ Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England

Abstract: The Virgo interferometer is one of the big observatories aimed at detecting gravitational waves. This paper will describe the Virgo + upgrades and the commissioning work performed between the first Virgo science run (VSR1) and the second Virgo science run (VSR2). Some first results of VSR2 will be discussed, which was recently started with a good duty cycle and an inspiral range for the detection of binary neutron-star inspirals of 10 Mpc. To conclude, an outlook will be given on some future upgrades of the detector.

Journal/Review: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY

Volume: 27 (8)      Pages from: 084002  to: 084002

KeyWords: Virgo; gravitational waves;
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/27/8/084002

Citations: 27
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