4 papers
Experimental characterisation of a combined LVDT position sensor and voice-coil actuator for gravitational wave detectors
K. A. Kukkadapu, P. Li, H. Van Haevermaet +3
A detailed characterisation of a combined Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) position sensor and voice-coil (VC) actuator designed for seismic isolation systems in gra…
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…
Rasnik 3-point alignment system: algorithm, control framework, and its applications
Anoop Nagesh Koushik, Harry van der Graaf, Kevin Ravensberg +4
Rasnik is a three-point optical displacement sensor originally developed for particle detector alignment in high-energy physics experiments, including the muon chambers of L3 at LE…
ESPPU INPUT: C within the "Linear Collider Vision"
Matthew B. Andorf, Mei Bai, Pushpalatha Bhat +34
The Linear Collider Vision calls for a Linear Collider Facility with a physics reach from a Higgs Factory to the TeV-scale with collisions. One of the technologies under…