Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D thesis by the University of Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
- Gives a comprehensive review of the design and function of state-of-the-art Gravitational Wave Detectors
- Addresses the all-important question of stabilization and control of the instruments, both in simulation and experiment
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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This book focuses on the development and implementation of the longitudinal, angular and frequency controls of the Advanced Virgo detector, both from the simulation and experimental point of view, which contributed to Virgo reaching a sensitivity that enabled it to join the LIGO-Virgo O2 run in August 2017. This data taking was very successful, with the first direct detection of a binary black hole merger (GW170814) using the full network of three interferometers, and the first detection and localization of a binary neutron star merger (GW170817).
The second generation of gravitational wave detector, Advanced Virgo, is capable of detecting differential displacements of the order of 10–21m. This means that it is highly sensitive to any disturbance, including the seismic movement of the Earth. For this reason an active control is necessary to keep the detector in place with sufficient accuracy.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Control of the Gravitational Wave Interferometric Detector Advanced Virgo
Authors: Julia Casanueva Diaz
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96014-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96013-5Published: 09 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07130-1Published: 25 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96014-2Published: 28 July 2018
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 202
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 122 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices