3 papers
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…
gr-qc2025
The Science of the Einstein Telescope
Adrian Abac, Raul Abramo, Simone Albanesi +485
Einstein Telescope (ET) is the European project for a gravitational-wave (GW) observatory of third-generation. In this paper we present a comprehensive discussion of its science ob…
astro-ph.IM2024
Communicating the gravitational-wave discoveries of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration
Hannah Middleton, Christopher P L Berry, Nicolas Arnaud +34
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has made breakthrough discoveries in gravitational-wave astronomy, a new field that provides a different means of observing our Universe. G…