The Virgo gravitational wave detector is an interferometer with 3 km long arms in construction near Pisa to be commissioned in the year 2000. Virgo has been designed to achieve a strain sensitivity (SNR = 1) of a few times 10(-23) Hz-(1/2) at 200 Hz, A large effort has gone into the conception of the mirror suspension system, which is expected to reduce noise to the level of 10(-21) Hz(-1/2) at 10 HZ. The expected signals and main sources of noise are briefly discussed; the choices made are illustrated together with the present status of the experiment.

The Virgo interferometer

FERRANTE, ISIDORO;FIDECARO, FRANCESCO;POGGIANI, ROSA;
1997-01-01

Abstract

The Virgo gravitational wave detector is an interferometer with 3 km long arms in construction near Pisa to be commissioned in the year 2000. Virgo has been designed to achieve a strain sensitivity (SNR = 1) of a few times 10(-23) Hz-(1/2) at 200 Hz, A large effort has gone into the conception of the mirror suspension system, which is expected to reduce noise to the level of 10(-21) Hz(-1/2) at 10 HZ. The expected signals and main sources of noise are briefly discussed; the choices made are illustrated together with the present status of the experiment.
1997
Caron, B; Dominjon, A; Drezen, C; Flaminio, R; Grave, X; Marion, F; Massonnet, L; Mehmel, C; Morand, R; Mours, B; Sannibale, V; Yvert, M; Babusci, D; Bellucci, S; Candusso, S; Giordano, G; Matone, G; Mackowski, Jm; Pinard, L; Barone, F; Calloni, E; Difiore, L; Flagiello, M; Garufi, F; Grado, A; Longo, M; Lops, M; Marano, S; Milano, L; Solimeno, S; Brisson, V; Cavalier, F; Davier, M; Hello, P; Heusse, P; Mann, P; Acker, Y; Barsuglia, M; Bhawal, B; Bondu, F; Brillet, A; Heitmann, H; Innocent, Jm; Latrach, L; Man, Cn; Phamtu, M; Tournier, E; Taubmann, M; Vinet, Jy; Boccara, C; Gleyzes, P; Loriette, V; Roger, Jp; Cagnoli, G; Gammaitoni, L; Kovalik, J; Marchesoni, F; Punturo, M; Beccaria, M; Bernardini, M; Bougleux, E; Braccini, S; Bradaschia, C; Cella, G; Ciampa, A; Cuoco, E; Curci, G; Delfabbro, R; Desalvo, R; Divirgilio, A; Enard, D; Ferrante, Isidoro; Fidecaro, Francesco; Giassi, A; Giazotto, A; Holloway, L; Lapenna, P; Losurdo, G; Mancini, S; Mazzoni, M; Palla, F; Pan, Hb; Passuello, D; Pelfer, P; Poggiani, Rosa; Stanga, R; Vicere, A; Zhang, Z; Ferrari, V; Majorana, E; Puppo, P; Rapagnani, P; Ricci, F.
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