The high reflectivity mirrors of the Advanced LIGO & Advanced Virgo gravitational wave detectors have many micrometer size defects in the coating which scatter the light in the interferometer. This scattered light induces a laser power loss of the order of a few tens of parts per million (ppm) and a phase noise due to recombination with the main beam after reflection on the tube walls. This phenomenon limits the sensitivity of the detector and has an impact on the ability to detect astrophysical events. A reduction of the scattered light is therefore necessary to improve the optical performance of the coatings of the new Advanced LIGO mirrors and of the Advanced Virgo+ upgrade. To this end, a dedicated line of research has been underway at ...
En cette fin d'année 2015, la construction de la 2e génération de détecteurs d'ondes gravitationnell...
The 4 km LIGO interferometers seek to measure the gravitational radiation from cosmic explosions. I...
The first detection of a Gravitational Wave (GW) was done on September 14 th of 2015 by the LIGO-Vir...
Gravitational waves have been predicted by Einstein in his General Relativity theory. They are pertu...
Gravitational waves have been predicted by Einstein in his General Relativity theory. Theyare pertur...
In the year of 2015 the construction of the 2nd generation of detectors devoted to gravitational wav...
We report on the optical, mechanical and structural characterization of the sputtered coating materi...
The second generation of gravitational wave detectors will aim at improving by an order of magnitude...
Improving gravitational wave detectors sensitivity has been the main challenge to continue to dig de...
4th August 2017, 12.30.43 Italian time: A gravitational wave crossed the Earth. To generate it, the ...
présenté par A. RemillieuxLarge mirrors (350 mm), having extremely low optical loss (absorption, sca...
Depuis les premières détections d’ondes gravitationnelles en 2015, les détecteurs d’ondes gravitatio...
International audienceWe present the results of mechanical characterizations of many different high-...
On 14 September 2015, the LIGO-Virgo collaboration performed the very first direct detection of a gr...
International audienceMirror coatings play a crucial role in the performance of laser interferometer...
En cette fin d'année 2015, la construction de la 2e génération de détecteurs d'ondes gravitationnell...
The 4 km LIGO interferometers seek to measure the gravitational radiation from cosmic explosions. I...
The first detection of a Gravitational Wave (GW) was done on September 14 th of 2015 by the LIGO-Vir...
Gravitational waves have been predicted by Einstein in his General Relativity theory. They are pertu...
Gravitational waves have been predicted by Einstein in his General Relativity theory. Theyare pertur...
In the year of 2015 the construction of the 2nd generation of detectors devoted to gravitational wav...
We report on the optical, mechanical and structural characterization of the sputtered coating materi...
The second generation of gravitational wave detectors will aim at improving by an order of magnitude...
Improving gravitational wave detectors sensitivity has been the main challenge to continue to dig de...
4th August 2017, 12.30.43 Italian time: A gravitational wave crossed the Earth. To generate it, the ...
présenté par A. RemillieuxLarge mirrors (350 mm), having extremely low optical loss (absorption, sca...
Depuis les premières détections d’ondes gravitationnelles en 2015, les détecteurs d’ondes gravitatio...
International audienceWe present the results of mechanical characterizations of many different high-...
On 14 September 2015, the LIGO-Virgo collaboration performed the very first direct detection of a gr...
International audienceMirror coatings play a crucial role in the performance of laser interferometer...
En cette fin d'année 2015, la construction de la 2e génération de détecteurs d'ondes gravitationnell...
The 4 km LIGO interferometers seek to measure the gravitational radiation from cosmic explosions. I...
The first detection of a Gravitational Wave (GW) was done on September 14 th of 2015 by the LIGO-Vir...