Virgo interferometer

E730520

The Virgo interferometer is a large-scale gravitational-wave observatory in Italy that uses laser interferometry to detect ripples in spacetime from cosmic events such as merging black holes and neutron stars.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravitational-wave observatory ⓘ
laser interferometer ⓘ
scientific instrument ⓘ
abbreviation Virgo ⓘ
armLength 3 kilometers ⓘ
armOrientation perpendicular ⓘ
collaboratesWith KAGRA ⓘ
LIGO ⓘ
collaborationIncludes European research institutions ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dataSharedWith international scientific community ⓘ
dataUsedFor astrophysics research ⓘ
cosmology research ⓘ
nuclear physics constraints ⓘ
designedToObserve compact binary coalescences ⓘ
merging black holes ⓘ
merging neutron stars ⓘ
detects gravitational waves ⓘ
ripples in spacetime ⓘ
field experimental physics ⓘ
gravitational-wave astronomy ⓘ
fundedBy CNRS ⓘ
INFN ⓘ
Nikhef ⓘ
hasComponent beam splitter ⓘ
control systems ⓘ
laser source ⓘ
mirrors ⓘ
photodetectors ⓘ
test masses ⓘ
locatedIn Cascina, Italy ⓘ
locatedNear Pisa, Italy ⓘ
linked to: Pisa
numberOfArms 2 ⓘ
observes astrophysical transient events ⓘ
continuous gravitational-wave sources ⓘ
stochastic gravitational-wave background ⓘ
operatedBy European Gravitational Observatory ⓘ
partOf global gravitational-wave detector network ⓘ
scientificGoal direct detection of gravitational waves ⓘ
multi-messenger astronomy ⓘ
study of compact binary mergers ⓘ
test of general relativity in strong-field regime ⓘ
uses Fabry–Pérot cavities ⓘ
linked to: Fabry–Pérot

laser interferometry ⓘ
power recycling ⓘ
seismic isolation system ⓘ
signal recycling ⓘ
ultra-high vacuum system ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virgo Collaboration → operates → Virgo interferometer ⓘ
Virgo Collaboration → operates → Virgo gravitational-wave detector ⓘ
linked to: Virgo interferometer
LIGO → collaboratesWith → Virgo interferometer ⓘ
Edoardo Amaldi Conference series → hasTopic → Virgo interferometer ⓘ
TAMA 300 gravitational wave detector → contemporaryWith → initial Virgo ⓘ
linked to: Virgo interferometer
GW170814 → hasDetectorSite → Virgo detector at Cascina, Italy ⓘ
linked to: Virgo interferometer
European Gravitational Observatory → operates → Virgo interferometer ⓘ
European Gravitational Observatory → hasPart → Virgo gravitational-wave detector ⓘ
linked to: Virgo interferometer
LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA network → hasPart → Virgo interferometer ⓘ
O3 → usesDetector → Virgo interferometer ⓘ