Title :
Virgo: a wide band gravitational wave detector
Author :
Flaminio, Raffaele
Author_Institution :
Eur. Gravitational Obs., Cascina, Italy
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548935
