2 papers
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.optics2025
A matter of perspective: how nanoscale optical defects limit cosmic-scale gravitational wave observations
Anna C. Green, Antonella Bianchi, Daniel D. Brown +10
Ground-based gravitational-wave (GW) detectors, such as LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA, have revolutionised as- tronomy. Now, future detectors like the Einstein Telescope and Cosmic Explor…