2011
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/28/11/114002
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Status of the Virgo project

Abstract: We describe the present state and future evolution of the Virgo gravitational wave detector, realized by the Virgo Collaboration at the European Gravitational Observatory, in Cascina near Pisa in Italy. We summarize basic principles of the operation and the design features of the Virgo detector. We present the sensitivity evolution due to a series of intermediate upgrades called Virgo+ which is being completed this year and includes new monolithic suspensions. We describe the present scientific potential of th… Show more

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“…This change can be produced by a GW of astrophysical origin as well as by gravity perturbations from terrestrial sources. Laser-interferometric GW detectors such as LIGO (LIGO Scientific Collaboration 2009), Virgo (Accadia et al 2011), GEO600 (Lück et al 2010), and KAGRA (Aso et al 2013) measure gravity strain as differential displacement between seismically isolated test masses using high-power, in-vacuum lasers. Strain sensitivities of better than 10 −22 Hz −1/2 have been demonstrated in the frequency range between about 50 and 1000 Hz.…”
Section: Motivationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This change can be produced by a GW of astrophysical origin as well as by gravity perturbations from terrestrial sources. Laser-interferometric GW detectors such as LIGO (LIGO Scientific Collaboration 2009), Virgo (Accadia et al 2011), GEO600 (Lück et al 2010), and KAGRA (Aso et al 2013) measure gravity strain as differential displacement between seismically isolated test masses using high-power, in-vacuum lasers. Strain sensitivities of better than 10 −22 Hz −1/2 have been demonstrated in the frequency range between about 50 and 1000 Hz.…”
Section: Motivationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A binary neutron star (ns 2 ) merger is one of the most promising targets of ground-based gravitational-wave (GW) interferometers, such as Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo, and KAGRA (The LIGO Scientific Collaboration 2014; Accadia et al 2011;Aso et al 2013). The expected event rate of ns 2 mergers is 0.4 -400 yr −1 (Abadie et al 2010).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are the most promising sources of GWs in a series of advanced detectors such as LIGO [1], Virgo [2] and KAGRA [3], which will be operated within next five years. Especially binary neutron star mergers (BNSs) may be the most common source with realistic detection rate of ∼40 yr −1 [4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%