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The status of VIRGO

F Acernese1,2,3, P Amico4,5, M Al-Shourbagy6,7, S Aoudia8, S Avino1,2,3, D Babusci9, G Ballardin10, F Barone1,2,3, L Barsotti6,7, M Barsuglia11, F Beauville12, M A Bizouard11, C Boccara13, F Bondu8, L Bosi12, C Bradaschia6,7, S Birindelli6,7, S Braccini6,7, A Brillet8, V Brisson11, L Brocco14,15, D Buskulic12, E Calloni1,2,3, E Campagna16,17, F Cavalier11, R Cavalieri10, G Cella6,7, E Chassande-Mottin8, C Corda6,7, A-C Clapson11, F Cleva8, J-P Coulon8, E Cuoco10, V Dattilo10, M Davier11, R De Rosa1,2,3, L Di Fiore1,2,3, A Di Virgilio6,7, B Dujardin8, A Eleuteri1,2,3, D Enard10, I Ferrante6,7, F Fidecaro6,7, I Fiori6,7, R Flaminio10,12, J-D Fournier8, O Francois10, S Frasca14,15, F Frasconi6,7,10, A Freise10, L Gammaitoni4,5, A Gennai6,7, A Giazotto6,7, G Giordano9, L Giordano1,2,3, R Gouaty12, D Grosjean12, G Guidi16, S Hebri10, H Heitmann8, P Hello11, L Holloway10, S Karkar12, S Kreckelbergh11, P La Penna10, N Letendre12, M Lorenzini16,17, V Loriette14,15, M Loupias10, G Losurdo16,17, J M Mackowski18, E Majorana14, C N Man8, M Mantovani6,7, F Marchesoni4,5, F Marion12, J Marque10, F Martelli16,17, A Masserot12, M Mazzoni16,17, L Milano1,2,3, C Moins10, J Moreau13, N Morgado18, B Mours12, A Pai14,15, C Palomba14,15, F Paoletti6,7,10, S Pardi1,2,3, A Pasqualetti10, R Passaquieti6,7, D Passuello6,7, B Perniola16,17, F Piergiovanni16,17, L Pinard18, R Poggiani6,7, M Punturo4,5, P Puppo14,15, K Qipiani11, P Rapagnani14,15, V Reita13, A Remillieux18, F Ricci14,15, I Ricciardi1,2,3, P Ruggi10, G Russo1,2,3, S Solimeno1,2,3, A Spallicci8, R Stanga16,17, R Taddei10, M Tonelli6,7, A Toncelli6,7, E Tournefier12, F Travasso4,5, G Vajente6,7, D Verkindt12, F Vetrano16,17, A Viceré16,17, J-Y Vinet8, H Vocca4,5, M Yvert12 and Z Zhang16,17

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VIRGO interferometer commissioning started in September 2003. The complete lock of the interferometer was achieved in October 2004 via several steps. The main commissioning activity deals with improvements in the interferometer stability and sensitivity. The status of the advancement of VIRGO and the short-term plans are discussed here.


PACS

04.80.Nn Gravitational wave detectors and experiments

07.60.Ly Interferometers

95.55.Ym Gravitational radiation detectors; mass spectrometers; and other instrumentation and techniques

MSC

83C35 Gravitational waves

Subjects

Instrumentation and measurement

Gravitation and cosmology

Astrophysics and astroparticles

Dates

Issue 8 (21 April 2006)

Received 25 September 2005, in final form 5 January 2006

Published 24 March 2006



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