Status of VIRGO
- Acernese, F.
- Amico, P.
- Al-Shourbagy, M.
- Aoudia, S.
- Avino, S.
- Babusci, D.
- Ballardin, G.
- Barillé, R.
- Barone, F.
- Barsotti, L.
- Barsuglia, M.
- Beauville, F.
- A. Bizouard, M.
- Boccara, C.
- Bondu, François
- Bosi, L.
- Bradaschia, C.
- Braccini, S.
- Brillet, A.
- Brisson, V.
- Brocco, L.
- Buskulic, D.
- Calloni, E.
- Campagna, E.
- Cavalier, F.
- Cavalieri, R.
- Cella, G.
- Chassande-Mottin, E.
- Corda, C.
- Clapson, A.-C.
- Cleva, F.
- Coulon, J.-P.
- Cuoco, E.
- Dattilo, V.
- Davier, M.
- De. Rosa, R.
- Di. Fiore, L.
- Di. Virgilio, A.
- Dujardin, B.
- Eleuteri, A.
- Enard, D.
- Ferrante, I.
- Fidecaro, F.
- Fiori, I.
- Flaminio, R.
- Fournier, J.-D.
- Frasca, S.
- Frasconi, F.
- Freise, A.
- Gammaitoni, L.
- Gennai, A.
- Giazotto, A.
- Giordano, G.
- Giordano, L.
- Gouaty, R.
- Grosjean, D.
- Guidi, G.
- Hebri, S.
- Heitmann, H.
- Hello, P.
- Holloway, L.
- Kreckelbergh, S.
- La. Penna, P.
- Loriette, V.
- Loupias, M.
- Losurdo, G.
- Mackowski, J.-M.
- Majorana, E.
- N. Man, C.
- Mantovani, M.
- Marchesoni, F.
- Marion, F.
- Marque, J.
- Martelli, F.
- Masserot, A.
- Mazzoni, M.
- Milano, L.
- Moins, C.
- Moreau, Julien
- Morgado, N.
- Mours, B.
- Pai, A.
- Palomba, C.
- Paoletti, F.
- Pardi, S.
- Pasqualetti, A.
- Passaquieti, R.
- Passuello, D.
- Perniola, B.
- Piergiovanni, F.
- Pinard, L.
- Poggiani, R.
- Punturo, M.
- Puppo, P.
- Qipiani, K.
- Rapagnani, P.
- Reita, V.
- Remillieux, A.
- Ricci, F.
- Ricciardi, I.
- Ruggi, P.
- Russo, G.
- Solimeno, S.
- Spallicci, Alessandro D. A. M.
- Stanga, R.
- Taddei, R.
- Tombolato, D.
- Tonelli, M.
- Toncelli, A.
- Tournefier, E.
- Travasso, F.
- Vajente, G.
- Verkindt, D.
- Vetrano, F.
- Viceré, A.
- Vinet, J.-Y.
- Vocca, H.
- Yvert, M.
- Zhang, Zhen
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12 pages - 04 VIRGOInternational audienceThe French-Italian interferometric gravitational wave detector VIRGO is currently being commissioned. Its principal instrument is a Michelson interferometer with 3 km long optical cavities in the arms and a power-recycling mirror. This paper gives an overview of the present status of the system. We report on the presently attained sensitivity and the system's performance during the recent commissioning runs. After a sequence of intermediate stages, the interferometer is now being used in the so-called recombined configuration. The input laser beam is spatially filtered by a 144 m long input mode-cleaner before being injected to the main interferometer. The main optics are suspended from so-called \sa...