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most citedETpathfinder: a cryogenic testbed for interferometric gravitational-wave detectors

26 citations · 34 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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8 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…

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

Mitigating effects of nonlinearities in homodyne quadrature interferometers

Johannes Lehmann, Artem Basalaev, Jonathan J. Carter +12

Homodyne Quadrature interferometers (HoQI) are an interferometric displacement sensing scheme proven to have excellent noise performance, making them a strong candidate for sensing…

astro-ph.IM2025

Demonstrating the velocity response of a table-top EPR Speedmeter

S. L. Kranzhoff, S. L. Danilishin, S. Steinlechner +3

The sensitivity of gravitational-wave interferometers is fundamentally limited by quantum noise, as dictated by the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, due to their continuous positi…

physics.optics2025

All-polarisation beamsplitters for interferometer applications

S. L. Kranzhoff, Z. Van Ranst, J. De Bolle +9

Optical beamsplitters with similar properties for orthogonal, linear polarisation modes are required for realising polarisation-based speedmeter schemes to reduce back-action noise…

physics.ins-det2025

Testing Compact, Fused Silica Resonator Based Inertial Sensors in a Gravitational Wave Detector Prototype Facility

J J Carter, P Birckigt, J Lehmann +15

Future gravitational wave observatories require significant advances in all aspects of their seismic isolation; inertial sensors being a pressing example. Inertial sensors using gr…

physics.ins-det2022★ 8 cited

A vertical inertial sensor with interferometric readout

S. L. Kranzhoff, J. Lehmann, R. Kirchhoff +9

High precision interferometers such as gravitational-wave detectors require complex seismic isolation systems in order to decouple the experiment from unwanted ground motion. Impro…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 26 cited

ETpathfinder: a cryogenic testbed for interferometric gravitational-wave detectors

A. Utina, A. Amato, J. Arends +112

The third-generation of gravitational wave observatories, such as the Einstein Telescope (ET) and Cosmic Explorer (CE), aim for an improvement in sensitivity of at least a factor o…