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20122023
most citedAdvanced Virgo: a 2nd generation interferometric gravitational wave detector

4.2k citations · 4.9k across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

astro-ph.CO2023

Measuring the CMB primordial B-modes with Bolometric Interferometry

A. Mennella, P. Ade, A. Almela +111

The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is the first bolometric interferometer designed to measure the primordial B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Backgr…

cond-mat.supr-con2022★ 2 cited

Quantum zero point electromagnetic energy difference between the superconducting and the normal phase in a HTc superconducting metal bulk sample

Annalisa Allocca, Saverio Avino, Sergio Balestrieri +31

We provide a novel methodological approach to the estimate of the change of the Quantum Vacuum electromagnetic energy density in a High critical Temperature superconducting metal b…

quant-ph2022

Casimir energy for N superconducting cavities: a model for the YBCO (BSCCO)

A. Allocca, S. Avino, S. Balestrieri +31

In this paper we study the Casimir energy of a sample made by N cavities, with N >> 1, across the transition from the metallic to the superconducting phase of the constituting plat…

physics.geo-ph2021

Seismic noise study in the underground Baksan Neutrino Observatory

L Naticchioni, N Iudochkin, V Yushkin +4

In this paper we report a study of the seismic noise measured in the underground Baksan Neutrino Observatory. The main spectral feature below 1 is the oceanic microseism, whil…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 22 cited

QUBIC IV: Performance of TES Bolometers and Readout Electronics

M. Piat, G. Stankowiak, E. S. Battistelli +126

A prototype version of the Q & U bolometric interferometer for cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology laboratory…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 45 cited

QUBIC I: Overview and ScienceProgram

J. -Ch. Hamilton, L. Mousset, E. S. Battistelli +127

The Q U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a novel kind of polarimeter optimized for the measurement of the B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Backgro…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 16 cited

QUBIC II: Spectro-Polarimetry with Bolometric Interferometry

L. Mousset, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, E. S. Battistelli +128

Bolometric interferometry is a novel technique that has the ability to perform spectral imaging. A bolometric interferometer observes the sky in a wide frequency band and can recon…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 1 cited

QUBIC VII: The feedhorn-switch system of the technological demonstrator

F. Cavaliere, A. Mennella, M. Zannoni +128

We present the design, manufacturing and performance of the horn-switch system developed for the technological demonstrator of QUBIC (the \& Bolometric Interferometer for Cos…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 12 cited

QUBIC VI: cryogenic half wave plate rotator, design and performances

G. D'Alessandro, L. Mele, F. Columbro +126

Inflation Gravity Waves B-Modes polarization detection is the ultimate goal of modern large angular scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments around the world. A big effo…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 17 cited

QUBIC V: Cryogenic system design and performance

S. Masi, E. S. Battistelli, P. de Bernardis +126

Current experiments aimed at measuring the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) use cryogenic detector arrays and cold optical systems to boost the mapping speed o…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 17 cited

QUBIC VIII: Optical design and performance

C. O'Sullivan, M. De Petris, G. Amico +126

The Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a ground-based experiment that aims to detect B-mode polarisation anisotropies in the CMB at angular scales around th…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 13 cited

QUBIC III: Laboratory Characterization

S. A. Torchinsky, J. -Ch. Hamilton, M. Piat +125

A prototype version of the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology in Paris.…

astro-ph.IM2019

QUBIC: using NbSi TESs with a bolometric interferometer to characterize the polarisation of the CMB

M. Piat, B. Bélier, L. Bergé +135

QUBIC (Q \& U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) is an international ground-based experiment dedicated in the measurement of the polarized fluctuations of the Cosmic Microwav…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 30 cited

QUBIC: Exploring the primordial Universe with the Q\&U Bolometric Interferometer

Aniello Mennella, Peter Ade, Giorgio Amico +127

In this paper we describe QUBIC, an experiment that will observe the polarized microwave sky with a novel approach, which combines the sensitivity of state-of-the art bolometric de…

gr-qc2014★ 4.2k cited

Advanced Virgo: a 2nd generation interferometric gravitational wave detector

F. Acernese, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma +231

Advanced Virgo is the project to upgrade the Virgo interferometric detector of gravitational waves, with the aim of increasing the number of observable galaxies (and thus the detec…

gr-qc2012★ 548 cited

Scientific Objectives of Einstein Telescope

B. Sathyaprakash, M. Abernathy, F. Acernese +222

The advanced interferometer network will herald a new era in observational astronomy. There is a very strong science case to go beyond the advanced detector network and build detec…