Virgo interferometer

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Interpol
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
Bayesian inference
gptkbp:arm_length 3 kilometers
gptkbp:cancellation_reason gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Virgo_Collaboration
gptkb:LIGO
international
gptkbp:collaborations universities
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:European_Gravitational_Observatory
gptkbp:collection continuous
gptkbp:community global
gptkbp:community_engagement outreach programs
gptkbp:contribution first observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger.
gptkbp:design gptkb:Fabry-Pérot_interferometer
gptkbp:educational_role training scientists
gptkbp:environment vacuum chamber
gptkbp:field_of_study astrophysics
gptkbp:funding gptkb:European_Union
government grants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virgo interferometer
gptkbp:image_processing matched filtering
gptkbp:impact advancement of gravitational wave astronomy
gptkbp:innovation advanced optics
gptkbp:input_output gravitational wave events
gptkbp:interferometer_type long baseline interferometer
gptkbp:is_aligned_with automated
gptkbp:laser_wavelength 1064 nm
gptkbp:length 3 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cascina,_Italy
gptkbp:mirror_mass 40 kg
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Cascina_Observatory
gptkbp:operational_since gptkb:2007
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Gravitational_Wave_Observatory_Network
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:LIGO-Virgo_Collaboration
open access
gptkbp:publications peer-reviewed journals
gptkbp:purpose detect gravitational waves
gptkbp:research experimental physics
gptkbp:research_focus black hole mergers
neutron star collisions
gptkbp:research_output new insights into the universe
gptkbp:scientific_goals understanding cosmic events.
gptkbp:sensitivity 10^-23 strain
gptkbp:sensor gptkb:2017
gptkb:Michelson_interferometer
gptkbp:signal_detection high precision
gptkbp:technology laser interferometry
gptkbp:type ground-based detector
gptkbp:upgrades gptkb:Virgo+_(2019)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4