3 papers
gr-qc2026
Advanced Virgo during the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA fourth observing run
Virgo Collaboration, F Acernese, A Agapito +546
The paper reports on Advanced Virgo's participation in the fourth observing run (O4) of the global gravitational‑wave detector network, describing the commissioning of its new sign…
gr-qc2026
High-Stability Deformable Mirrors for Correcting Non-Axisymmetric Residual Aberrations in Thermal Compensation of Future Gravitational Wave Interferometers
Luciano Antonio Corubolo, Matteo Lorenzini, Lorenzo Aiello +9
In gravitational wave detectors, optical aberrations arise mainly from laser absorption in coatings and production process defects in the optics along the laser path. If left uncor…
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…