Classical and Quantum Gravity· 2014Q1
Advanced Virgo: a second-generation interferometric gravitational wave detector
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The Advanced Virgo project aims to upgrade the existing Virgo detector to increase gravitational wave detection rates by three orders of magnitude, enabling a broader view of the universe.
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Key points
- Advanced Virgo aims to increase gravitational wave detection rates by three orders of magnitude.
- The upgrade is in an advanced construction phase, with assembly and integration to finish by end of 2015.
- It will form a network with US-based Advanced LIGO and GEO HF in Germany.
- The goal is to enhance early detection and expand astronomical observation through gravitational waves.
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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, alongside the two Advanced LIGO detectors in the US and GEO HF in Germany, with the goal of contributing to the early detection of gravitational waves and to opening a new window of observation 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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