First locking of the Virgo central area interferometer with suspension hierarchical control

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 629-640

  Acernese, F ^a,b   Amico, P ^c   Arnaud, N ^d   Babusci, D ^e   Barille R ^f   Barone, F ^a,b   Barsotti, L ^g   Barsuglia, M ^d   Beauville, F ^h   Bizouard, M A ^d   Boccara, C ⁱ   Bondu, F ^j   Bosi, L ^c   Bradaschia, C ^g   Bracci, L ^k,l,m,n   Braccini, S ^g   Brillet, A ^j   Brisson, V ^d   Brocco, L ^o   Buskulic, D ^h   Calamai, G ^k,l,m,n   Calloni, E ^a,b   Campagna, E ^k,l,m,n   Cavalier, F ^d   Cella, G ^g   Chassande Mottin, E ^j   Cleva, F ^j   Cokelaer, T ^j   Conforto, G ^k,l,m,n   Corda, C ^g   Coulon, J P ^j   Cuoco, E ^k,l,m,n   Dattilo, V ^f   Davier, M ^d   de Rosa, R ^a,b   di Fiore, L ^a,b   di Virgilio, A ^g   Dujardin, B ^j   Eleuteri, A ^a,b   Enard, D ^f   Ferrante, I ^g   Fidecaro, F ^g   Fiori, I ^k,l,m,n   Flaminio, R ^h   Fournier, J D ^j   Frasca, S ^o   Frasconi, F ^f,g   Gammaitoni, L ^c   Gennai, A ^f   Giazotto, A ^g   Giordano, G ^e   Guidi, G ^k,l,m,n   Heitmann, H ^j   Hello, P ^d   Heusse, P ^d   Holloway, L ^g   Kreckelberg, S ^d   la Penna, P ^f   Loriette, V ⁱ   Loupias, M ^f   Losurdo, G ^k,l,m,n   Mackowski, J M ^p   Majorana, E ^g   Man, C N ^j   Marion, F ^h   Martelli, F ^k,l,m,n   Masserot, A ^h   Massonnet, L ^h   Mazzoni, M ^k,l,m,n   Milano, L ^a,b   Moreau, J ⁱ   Moreau, F ^h   Morgado, N ^p   Mornet, F ^j   Mours, B ^h   Pacheco, J ^j   Pai, A ^j   Palomba, C ^o   Paoletti, F ^f,g   Passaquieti, R ^g   Passuello, D ^g   Perniola, B ^k,l,m,n   Pinard, L ^p   Poggiani, R ^g   Punturo, M ^c   Puppo, P ^o   Qipiani, K ^a,b   Ramonet, J ^h   Rapagnani, P ^o   Reita, V ⁱ   Remillieux, A ^p   Ricci, F ^o   Ricciardi, I ^a,b   Russo, G ^a,b   Solimeno, S ^a,b   Stanga, R ^k,l,m,n   Toncelli, A ^g   Tonelli, M ^g   Tournefier, E ^h   Travasso, F ^c   Trinquet, H ^j   Varvella, M ^a,b   Verkindt, D ^h   Vetrano, F ^k,l,m,n   Veziant, O ^h   Vicere A ^k,l,m,n   Vinet, J Y ^j   Vocca, H ^c   Yvert, M ^h   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^e INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^f EUROPEAN GRAVITATIONAL OBSERVATORY EGO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^h LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

ⁱ PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^j UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^k INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^m INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^o SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^p Lyon Medicine University   (France)

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Author keywords

Control systems; Gravitational waves detectors; Interferometer; Servo and control equipment; Vibration isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242306083     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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