[hep-th] Fwd: EP DETECTOR SEMINAR - Friday May 13 - 11h00 - Second generation of gravitational wave interferometric detectors: the example of Advanced Virgo

[Djordje Sijacki]

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Subject: EP DETECTOR SEMINAR - Friday May 13 - 11h00 - Second generation of gravitational wave interferometric detectors: the example of Advanced Virgo
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Dear colleagues,

 

This is an early announcement for the next Detector Seminar, which will be held on Friday May 13 at 11h00 in the Filtration Plant (222-R-001). The subject will be:

 

“Second generation of gravitational wave interferometric detectors: the example of Advanced Virgo”

By Nicola Arnaud (LAL Orsay)

 

https://indico.cern.ch/event/526243/

 

Abstract:

After a few years of upgrade, the two Advanced LIGO detectors started taking data in September 2015 and shortly after recorded the first directly-detected gravitational wave signal. Advanced Virgo will soon catch up by forming a network of ground-based interferometric detectors, aiming at opening a new window into the Universe.

In this talk, I will use the example of Advanced Virgo to describe the interferometric detection of gravitational waves, review the main achievements of the first generation detectors and explain why a global upgrade was required to actually detect gravitational waves. I will show which challenges are being tackled by Virgo and LIGO to achieve this goal.

 

Please note that Vidyo will be available for this Seminar.

                                                         

Kind regards,

Burkhard Schmidt

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