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

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33 papers

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…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

In-situ total scattering investigation of crystalline ordering in amorphous ion-beam sputtered thin films for interferometric gravitational wave detectors

Alberto Martinelli, Giulio Favaro, Giacomo Ciani +9

Amorphous tantala is an important optical material used in a number of high-precision optical applications, including gravitational wave interferometry. In this paper, we study in-…

gr-qc2025

A cryogenic test-mass suspension with flexures operating in compression for third-generation gravitational-wave detectors

Fabián E. Peña Arellano, Nelson L. Leon, Leonardo González López +23

This paper presents an analysis of the conceptual design of a novel silicon suspension for the cryogenic test-mass mirrors of the low-frequency detector of the Einstein Telescope g…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 1 cited

Extreme ultraviolet transient gratings: A tool for nanoscale photoacoustics

L. Foglia, R. Mincigrucci, A. A. Maznev +23

Collective lattice dynamics determine essential aspects of condensed matter, such as elastic and thermal properties. These exhibit strong dependence on the length-scale, reflecting…

gr-qc2022

Input optics systems of the KAGRA detector during O3GK

T. Akutsu, M. Ando, K. Arai +246

KAGRA, the underground and cryogenic gravitational-wave detector, was operated for its solo observation from February 25th to March 10th, 2020, and its first joint observation with…

gr-qc2022★ 18 cited

Virgo Detector Characterization and Data Quality: tools

F. Acernese, M. Agathos, A. Ain +491

Detector characterization and data quality studies -- collectively referred to as {\em DetChar} activities in this article -- are paramount to the scientific exploitation of the jo…