DocumentCode
444281
Title
Virgo: a wide band gravitational wave detector
Author
Flaminio, Raffaele
Author_Institution
Eur. Gravitational Obs., Cascina, Italy
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
779
Abstract
Virgo is a gravitational wave antenna aiming at the detection of gravitational waves emitted by astrophysical sources in a frequency range comprised between 10 Hz and a few kHz. The detector design and its present status are presented.
Keywords
astronomical techniques; gravitational wave detectors; gravitational waves; light interferometers; Virgo interferometry; astrophysical sources; detector design; gravitational wave antenna; gravitational wave detection; wide band gravitational wave detector; Collaboration; Detectors; Fabry-Perot; Frequency; Gravity; Interferometers; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Optical scattering; Wideband;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548935
Filename
1548935
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