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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)
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