VIRGO and the worldwide search for gravitational waves

Acernese, F.; Amico, P.; Aoudia, S.; Arnaud, N.; Avino, S.; Babusci, D.; Ballardin, G.; Barille, R.; Barone, F.; Barsotti, L.

doi:10.1063/1.1891534

VIRGO and the worldwide search for gravitational waves

Mar 21, 2005

9 pages

Part of Proceedings, 16th SIGRAV Conference on General Relativity and Gravitational Physics : Vietri sul Mare, Italy, September 13-18, 2004, 92-100

Published in:

AIP Conf.Proc. 751 (2005) 1, 92-100

Contribution to:

16th SIGRAV Conference on General Relativity and Gravitational Physics, 92-100

Published: Mar 21, 2005

DOI:

10.1063/1.1891534

reference search2 citations

Citations per year

Abstract: (AIP)

Large interferometric detectors of gravitational waves are approaching their design sensitivities and the plans for second generation detectors, expected to start the gravitational wave astronomy, are already under way. The goal of this paper is to give an overview of the status and perspectives of gravitational wave research with ground‐based interferometric detectors in the world, with special attention to the French‐Italian detector Virgo. The main design features and the status of largest detectors are reviewed, the main upgrades to the first generation detectors foreseen in the next years are outlined.

95.30.Sf
gravitational waves

References(0)

Figures(0)

0 References