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most citedGravitational Waves and Gamma-rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

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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…

astro-ph.CO2026

Probing Cosmic Expansion and Early Universe with Einstein Telescope

Angelo Ricciardone, Mairi Sakellariadou, Archisman Ghosh +52

Over the next two decades, gravitational-wave (GW) observations are expected to evolve from a discovery-driven endeavour into a precision tool for astrophysics, cosmology, and fund…

astro-ph.IM2026

ESO Expanding Horizon White Paper: Revealing the properties of matter at supranuclear densities with gravitational waves

Tim Dietrich, Tanja Hinderer, Micaela Oertel +40

Understanding dense matter under extreme conditions is one of the most fundamental puzzles in modern physics. Complex interactions give rise to emergent, collective phenomena. Whil…

astro-ph.HE2025

Uncovering the population of compact binary mergers and their formation pathways with gravitational waves through the Einstein Telescope

M. Arca-Sedda, I. Dvorkin, G. Franciolini +19

Ground-based gravitational-wave (GW) observatories have transformed our view of compact-object mergers, yet their reach still limits a comprehensive reconstruction of the processes…

astro-ph.IM2025

Multi-messenger and time-domain astronomy in the 2040s

Samaya Nissanke, Nikhil Sarin, Chris Copperwheat +31

Multi-messenger astronomy will be transformed in the 2040s by an unprecedented volume of detections from next-generation gravitational wave, high-energy, and ultra-high energy neut…