The Virgo automatic alignment system
F. Acernese
,
P. Amico
,
M. Al-Shourbagy
,
S. Aoudia
(1)
,
S. Avino
,
D. Babusci
,
G. Ballardin
,
R. Barillé
,
F. Barone
,
L. Barsotti
,
M. Barsuglia
(2)
,
F. Beauville
(3)
,
M.A. Bizouard
(2)
,
C. Boccara
(4)
,
François Bondu
(1)
,
L. Bosi
,
C. Bradaschia
,
S. Braccini
,
A. Brillet
(1)
,
V. Brisson
(2)
,
L. Brocco
,
D. Buskulic
(3)
,
E. Calloni
,
E. Campagna
,
F. Cavalier
(2)
,
R. Cavalieri
,
G. Cella
,
E. Chassande-Mottin
(1)
,
C. Corda
,
A.-C. Clapson
(2)
,
F. Cleva
(1)
,
J.-P. Coulon
(1)
,
E. Cuoco
,
V. Dattilo
,
M. Davier
(2)
,
R. de Rosa
,
L. Di Fiore
,
A. Di Virgilio
,
B. Dujardin
(1)
,
A. Eleuteri
,
D. Enard
,
I. Ferrante
,
F. Fidecaro
,
I. Fiori
,
R. Flaminio
(3)
,
J.-D. Fournier
(1)
,
S. Frasca
,
F. Frasconi
,
A. Freise
,
L. Gammaitoni
,
A. Gennai
,
A. Giazotto
,
G. Giordano
,
L. Giordano
,
R. Gouaty
(3)
,
D. Grosjean
(3)
,
G. Guidi
,
S. Hebri
,
H. Heitmann
(1)
,
P. Hello
(2)
,
L. Holloway
,
S. Kreckelbergh
(2)
,
P. La Penna
,
V. Loriette
(4)
,
M. Loupias
,
G. Losurdo
,
J.-M. Mackowski
(5)
,
E. Majorana
,
C.N. Man
(1)
,
M. Mantovani
,
F. Marchesoni
,
F. Marion
(3)
,
J. Marque
,
F. Martelli
,
A. Masserot
(3)
,
M. Mazzoni
,
L. Milano
,
C. Moins
,
Julien Moreau
(6)
,
N. Morgado
(5)
,
B. Mours
(3)
,
A. Pai
,
C. Palomba
,
F. Paoletti
,
S. Pardi
,
A. Pasqualetti
,
R. Passaquieti
,
D. Passuello
,
B. Perniola
,
F. Piergiovanni
,
L. Pinard
(5)
,
R. Poggiani
,
M. Punturo
,
P. Puppo
,
K. Qipiani
,
P. Rapagnani
,
V. Reita
(4)
,
A. Remillieux
(5)
,
F. Ricci
,
I. Ricciardi
,
P. Ruggi
,
G. Russo
,
S. Solimeno
,
Alessandro D. A. M. Spallicci
(1)
,
R. Stanga
,
R. Taddei
,
D. Tombolato
,
M. Tonelli
,
A. Toncelli
,
E. Tournefier
(3)
,
F. Travasso
,
G. Vajente
,
D. Verkindt
(3)
,
F. Vetrano
,
A. Viceré
,
J.-Y. Vinet
(1)
,
H. Vocca
,
M. Yvert
(3)
,
Z. Zhang
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ARTEMIS -
Astrophysique Relativiste Théories Expériences Métrologie Instrumentation Signaux
2 LAL - Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire
3 LAPP - Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules
4 ESPCI Paris - Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
5 LMA - Laboratoire des matériaux avancés
6 Virgo
2 LAL - Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire
3 LAPP - Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules
4 ESPCI Paris - Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
5 LMA - Laboratoire des matériaux avancés
6 Virgo
F. Acernese
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P. Amico
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M. Al-Shourbagy
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S. Avino
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D. Babusci
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G. Ballardin
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R. Barillé
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F. Barone
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L. Barsotti
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M. Barsuglia
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M.A. Bizouard
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François Bondu
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L. Bosi
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C. Bradaschia
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S. Braccini
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L. Brocco
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E. Calloni
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E. Campagna
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F. Cavalier
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R. Cavalieri
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G. Cella
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E. Chassande-Mottin
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C. Corda
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E. Cuoco
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V. Dattilo
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R. de Rosa
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L. Di Fiore
- Function : Author
A. Di Virgilio
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A. Eleuteri
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D. Enard
- Function : Author
I. Ferrante
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F. Fidecaro
- Function : Author
I. Fiori
- Function : Author
S. Frasca
- Function : Author
F. Frasconi
- Function : Author
A. Freise
- Function : Author
L. Gammaitoni
- Function : Author
A. Gennai
- Function : Author
A. Giazotto
- Function : Author
G. Giordano
- Function : Author
L. Giordano
- Function : Author
G. Guidi
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S. Hebri
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L. Holloway
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S. Kreckelbergh
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P. La Penna
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V. Loriette
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M. Loupias
- Function : Author
G. Losurdo
- Function : Author
E. Majorana
- Function : Author
M. Mantovani
- Function : Author
F. Marchesoni
- Function : Author
J. Marque
- Function : Author
F. Martelli
- Function : Author
M. Mazzoni
- Function : Author
L. Milano
- Function : Author
C. Moins
- Function : Author
A. Pai
- Function : Author
C. Palomba
- Function : Author
F. Paoletti
- Function : Author
S. Pardi
- Function : Author
A. Pasqualetti
- Function : Author
R. Passaquieti
- Function : Author
D. Passuello
- Function : Author
B. Perniola
- Function : Author
F. Piergiovanni
- Function : Author
R. Poggiani
- Function : Author
M. Punturo
- Function : Author
P. Puppo
- Function : Author
K. Qipiani
- Function : Author
P. Rapagnani
- Function : Author
F. Ricci
- Function : Author
I. Ricciardi
- Function : Author
P. Ruggi
- Function : Author
G. Russo
- Function : Author
S. Solimeno
- Function : Author
R. Stanga
- Function : Author
R. Taddei
- Function : Author
D. Tombolato
- Function : Author
M. Tonelli
- Function : Author
A. Toncelli
- Function : Author
F. Travasso
- Function : Author
G. Vajente
- Function : Author
D. Verkindt
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F. Vetrano
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A. Viceré
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H. Vocca
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Z. Zhang
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Abstract
The automatic alignment system of the Virgo interferometer differs substantially from those used in similar experiments, since it uses a variant of the Anderson technique. This implies a completely different control topology with respect to other detectors, and the main feature is a strong coupling of different degrees of freedom in the optical signals. It also provides two extra output ports in which differential wave-front sensors can be placed, namely the light transmitted by the Fabry–Perot arm cavities. We report on the first experimental demonstration of this technique on a large scale recycled interferometer, and on the present status of the automatic alignment system.