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most citedMeasurement of the Stray Light in the Advanced Virgo Input Mode Cleaner Cavity using an instrumented baffle

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gr-qc2026

Advanced Virgo during the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA fourth observing run

Virgo Collaboration, F Acernese, A Agapito +546

From April 10, 2024 to November 18, 2025 Advanced Virgo participated in the fourth observing run of the network of gravitational-wave detectors, together with Advanced LIGO and KAG…

astro-ph.CO2026

Constraints on primordial black holes from the first part of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA fourth observing run

M. Andrés-Carcasona, A. J. Iovino, E. Vallejo-Pagès +4

We analyse primordial black hole (PBH) populations using state-of-the-art modelling of PBH binaries, deriving the strongest bounds on PBH abundance in the - rang…

physics.ins-det2026

The Instrumented Baffle at the Input Mode Cleaner of Advanced Virgo Plus: Four years of Successful Operation as a Monitor of Stray Light

Dounia Nanadoumgar-Lacroze, Monica Seglar-Arroyo, Mario Martinez +2

The suspended end mirror of the Input Mode Cleaner cavity in the Advanced Virgo Plus interferometer was equipped with an instrumented baffle in Spring 2021, serving as a demonstrat…

astro-ph.IM2026

Advanced Virgo Plus for O5 -- Design Report Overview

F. Acernese, A. Agapito, D. Agarwal +578

This document presents an overview of the design, implementation, and expected performance of the Advanced Virgo Plus (AdV+) upgrades in view of the O5 observing run. Following the…

physics.ins-det2025

New modeling of the stray light noise in the main arms of the Einstein Telescope

M. Andrés-Carcasona, J. Grandes Umbert, D. González-Lociga +3

Stray light represents a significant noise source for gravitational wave detectors, requiring an accurate modeling and mitigation to preserve the experiment's sensitivity. In this…

physics.ins-det2025

Performance of an instrumented baffle placed at the entrance of Virgo's end mirror vacuum tower during O5

M. Andrés-Carcasona, M. Martínez, Ll. M. Mir +2

In this article, we present results on the simulated performance of an instrumented baffle installed at the entrance of the vacuum towers hosting the end mirrors of Virgo's main Fa…

gr-qc2024

New approach to search for long transient gravitational waves from inspiraling compact binary systems

M. Andrés-Carcasona, O. J. Piccinni, M. Martínez +1

The search for gravitational waves generated by the inspiral phase of binaries of light compact objects holds significant promise in testing the existence of primordial black holes…

gr-qc2024

Searches for Compact Binary Coalescence Events Using Neural Networks in LIGO/Virgo Third Observation Period

Alexis Menéndez-Vázquez, Marc Andrés-Carcasona, Mario Martínez +1

We present the results on the search for the coalescence of compact binary mergers using convolutional neural networks and the LIGO/Virgo data for the O3 observation period. Two-di…

gr-qc2023

Fast Bayesian gravitational wave parameter estimation using convolutional neural networks

M. Andrés-Carcasona, M. Martinez, Ll. M. Mir

The determination of the physical parameters of gravitational wave events is a fundamental pillar in the analysis of the signals observed by the current ground-based interferometer…

physics.ins-det2022★ 5 cited

An instrumented baffle for the Advanced Virgo Input Mode Cleaner End Mirror

M. Andres-Carcasona, O. Ballester, O. Blanch +21

A novel instrumented baffle surrounding the suspended end mirror in the input mode cleaner cavity of the Virgo interferometer was installed in spring 2021. Since then, the device h…

physics.ins-det2022★ 5 cited

Simulations of light distribution on new instrumented baffles surrounding Virgo end mirrors

A. Macquet, M. Andrés-Carcasona, M. Martinez +3

As part of the second phase of Advanced Virgo upgrade program, instrumented baffles are being constructed to be installed around the end mirrors in the main arms, in continuation o…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 11 cited

Measurement of the Stray Light in the Advanced Virgo Input Mode Cleaner Cavity using an instrumented baffle

O. Ballester, O. Blanch, L. Cardiel +13

A new instrumented baffle was installed in Spring 2021 at Virgo surrounding the suspended mirror in the input mode cleaner triangular cavity. It serves as a demonstrator of the tec…

physics.ins-det2020

Determination of the light exposure on the photodiodes of a new instrumented baffle for the Virgo input mode cleaner end-mirror

A. Romero, A. Allocca, A. Chiummo +3

As part of the upgrade program of the Advanced Virgo interferometer, the installation of new instrumented baffles surrounding the main test masses is foreseen. As a demonstrator, a…