Abstract
Virgo is designed to detect gravitational waves of both astrophysical
and cosmological origin in the frequency range from a few Hz to a few
kHz. After the end of the first science run, partially overlapped with
the LIGO fifth science run, the detector underwent several upgrades to
improve its sensitivity. The second Virgo science run started at the
beginning of July 2009 in coincidence with LIGO. A further upgrade is
planned at beginning of 2010 with the installation of new suspensions
for the test masses and of new mirrors. This will lead to a considerable
improvement in the sensitivity and represents an intermediate step
toward the development of the advanced detectors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 012074- |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Volume | 203 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |