RQC Seminar

30th RQC Seminar

  • Speaker

    Prof. Fabio Marchesoni
    (Virgo Collaboration, INFN Perugia, Italy)

  • Date

    3:14 p.m. - 4:14 p.m.(JST), March 14, 2023 (Tuesday) 　START at "π" TIME!!

  • Venue

    Hybrid (Zoom / 2F Large Conference Room, Admin. Headquarters Bldg. RIKEN Wako branch)

  • Title

    Sensitivity curve of the earth-based gravitational interferometers: Approaching the quantum limit

  • Inquiries

    rqc_info[at]ml.riken.jp

Abstract
The detection of more and more gravitational-wave sources was made possible by the improved sensitivity of newer generations of interferometric detectors (LIGO and Virgo). With the ongoing upgrades, we plan to eliminate most (if not all) classical noise contributions (thermal, seismic, mechanical) from the sensitivity curves of both detectors, thus approaching their “quantum limit”. This seminar offers a non-technical presentation of the interferometer design, sensitivity curve, and detection results, aimed at a general audience.

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