@article{722598,
      recid = {722598},
      author = {Bassan, Massimo,},
      title = {Advanced interferometers and the search for gravitational  waves lectures from the first VESF School on Advanced  Detectors for Gravitational Waves / [electronic resource]  :},
      pages = {1 online resource :},
      abstract = {The search for gravitational radiation with optical  interferometers is gaining momentum worldwide. Beside the  VIRGO and GEO gravitational wave observatories in Europe  and the two LIGOs in the United States, which have operated  successfully during the past decade, further observatories  are being completed (KAGRA in Japan) or planned (ILIGO in  India). The sensitivity of the current observatories,  although spectacular, has not allowed direct discovery of  gravitational waves. The advanced detectors (Advanced LIGO  and Advanced Virgo), at present in the development phase,  will improve sensitivity by a factor of 10, probing the  universe up to 200 Mpc for signal from inspiraling binary  compact stars. This book covers all experimental aspects of  the search for gravitational radiation with optical  interferometers. Every facet of the technological  development underlying the evolution of advanced  interferometers is thoroughly described, from configuration  to optics and coatings, and from thermal compensation to  suspensions and controls. All key ingredients of an  advanced detector are covered, including the solutions  implemented in first-generation detectors, their  limitations, and how to overcome them. Each issue is  addressed with special reference to the solution adopted  for Advanced VIRGO, but constant attention is also paid to  other strategies, in particular those chosen for Advanced  LIGO.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/722598},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03792-9},
}