Automatic Alignment for the first science run of the Virgo interferometer

F. Acernese; M. Alshourbagy; F. Antonucci; S. Aoudia; K. G. Arun; P. Astone; G. Ballardin; F. Barone; M. Barsuglia; Th S. Bauer; S. Bigotta; S. Birindelli; M. A. Bizouard; C. Boccara; F. Bondu; L. Bonelli; L. Bosi; S. Braccini; C. Bradaschia; A. Brillet; V. Brisson; H. J. Bulten; D. Buskulic; G. Cagnoli; E. Calloni; E. Campagna; B. Canuel; F. Carbognani; L. Carbone; F. Cavalier; R. Cavalieri; G. Cella; E. Cesarini; E. Chassande-Mottin; S. Chatterji; F. Cleva; E. Coccia; J. Colas; M. Colombini; C. Corda; A. Corsi; J. P. Coulon; E. Cuoco; S. D'Antonio; A. Dari; V. Dattilo; M. Davier; R. De Rosa; M. Del Prete; L. Di Fiore; A. Di Lieto; M. Di Paolo Emilio; A. Di Virgilio; V. Fafone; I. Ferrante; F. Fidecaro; I. Fiori; R. Flaminio; J. D. Fournier; S. Frasca; F. Frasconi; L. Gammaitoni; F. Garufi; E. Genin; A. Gennai; A. Giazotto; M. Granata; V. Granata; C. Greverie; G. Guidi; H. Heitmann; P. Hello; S. Hild; D. Huet; P. La Penna; M. Laval; N. Leroy; N. Letendre; M. Lorenzini; V. Loriette; G. Losurdo; J. M. Mackowski; E. Majorana; C. N. Man; M. Mantovani; F. Marchesoni; F. Marion; J. Marque; F. Martelli; A. Masserot; F. Menzinger; C. Michel; L. Milano; Y. Minenkov; M. Mohan; J. Moreau; N. Morgado; S. Mosca; B. Mours; I. Neri; F. Nocera; G. Pagliaroli; C. Palomba; F. Paoletti; S. Pardi; A. Pasqualetti; R. Passaquieti; D. Passuello; G. Persichetti; F. Piergiovanni; L. Pinard; R. Poggiani; M. Punturo; P. Puppo; O. Rabaste; P. Rapagnani; T. Regimbau; F. Ricci; A. Rocchi; L. Rolland; R. Romano; P. Ruggi; B. Sassolas; D. Sentenac; B. L. Swinkels; R. Terenzi; A. Toncelli; M. Tonelli; E. Tournefier; F. Travasso; J. Trummer; G. Vajente; J. F.J. van den Brand; S. van der Putten; D. Verkindt; F. Vetrano; A. Viceré; J. Y. Vinet; H. Vocca; M. Was; M. Yvert

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.01.010

Automatic Alignment for the first science run of the Virgo interferometer

F. Acernese, M. Alshourbagy, F. Antonucci, S. Aoudia, K. G. Arun, P. Astone, G. Ballardin, F. Barone, M. Barsuglia, Th S. Bauer, S. Bigotta, S. Birindelli, M. A. Bizouard, C. Boccara, F. Bondu, L. Bonelli, L. Bosi, S. Braccini, C. Bradaschia, A. BrilletV. Brisson, H. J. Bulten, D. Buskulic, G. Cagnoli, E. Calloni, E. Campagna, B. Canuel, F. Carbognani, L. Carbone, F. Cavalier, R. Cavalieri, G. Cella, E. Cesarini, E. Chassande-Mottin, S. Chatterji, F. Cleva, E. Coccia, J. Colas, M. Colombini, C. Corda, A. Corsi, J. P. Coulon, E. Cuoco, S. D'Antonio, A. Dari, V. Dattilo, M. Davier, R. De Rosa, M. Del Prete, L. Di Fiore, A. Di Lieto, M. Di Paolo Emilio, A. Di Virgilio, V. Fafone, I. Ferrante, F. Fidecaro, I. Fiori, R. Flaminio, J. D. Fournier, S. Frasca, F. Frasconi, L. Gammaitoni, F. Garufi, E. Genin, A. Gennai, A. Giazotto, M. Granata, V. Granata, C. Greverie, G. Guidi, H. Heitmann, P. Hello, S. Hild, D. Huet, P. La Penna, M. Laval, N. Leroy, N. Letendre, M. Lorenzini, V. Loriette, G. Losurdo, J. M. Mackowski, E. Majorana, C. N. Man, M. Mantovani, F. Marchesoni, F. Marion, J. Marque, F. Martelli, A. Masserot, F. Menzinger, C. Michel, L. Milano, Y. Minenkov, M. Mohan, J. Moreau, N. Morgado, S. Mosca, B. Mours, I. Neri, F. Nocera, G. Pagliaroli, C. Palomba, F. Paoletti, S. Pardi, A. Pasqualetti, R. Passaquieti, D. Passuello, G. Persichetti, F. Piergiovanni, L. Pinard, R. Poggiani, M. Punturo, P. Puppo, O. Rabaste, P. Rapagnani, T. Regimbau, F. Ricci, A. Rocchi, L. Rolland, R. Romano, P. Ruggi, B. Sassolas, D. Sentenac, B. L. Swinkels, R. Terenzi, A. Toncelli, M. Tonelli, E. Tournefier, F. Travasso, J. Trummer, G. Vajente, J. F.J. van den Brand, S. van der Putten, D. Verkindt, F. Vetrano, A. Viceré, J. Y. Vinet, H. Vocca, M. Was, M. Yvert

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During the past few years a network of large-scale laser interferometers, including the Virgo detector, has been developed with the aim of detecting gravitational waves. To properly operate the detectors, the longitudinal and angular positions of the suspended detector test masses, the interferometer mirrors, must be kept within a small range from the operating point. The design of the Virgo angular control system, called Automatic Alignment is based on a modified version of the Anderson-Giordano technique, a wave-front sensing scheme which uses the modulation-demodulation technique. This paper will present the theoretical background of the Virgo Automatic Alignment system, the implementation issues and the performances observed during the first Virgo science run (VSR1). A total RMS of 4 × 10^-2 to 3 × 10^-3 μrad for all angular degrees of freedom has been achieved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-139
Number of pages	9
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.01.010
State	Published - Apr 2010

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Angular
Control systems
Gravitational wave detectors
Interferometry

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Acernese, F., Alshourbagy, M., Antonucci, F., Aoudia, S., Arun, K. G., Astone, P., Ballardin, G., Barone, F., Barsuglia, M., Bauer, T. S., Bigotta, S., Birindelli, S., Bizouard, M. A., Boccara, C., Bondu, F., Bonelli, L., Bosi, L., Braccini, S., Bradaschia, C., ... Yvert, M. (2010). Automatic Alignment for the first science run of the Virgo interferometer. Astroparticle Physics, 33(3), 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.01.010

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AU - Alshourbagy, M.

AU - Antonucci, F.

AU - Aoudia, S.

AU - Arun, K. G.

AU - Astone, P.

AU - Ballardin, G.

AU - Barone, F.

AU - Barsuglia, M.

AU - Bauer, Th S.

AU - Bigotta, S.

AU - Birindelli, S.

AU - Bizouard, M. A.

AU - Boccara, C.

AU - Bondu, F.

AU - Bonelli, L.

AU - Bosi, L.

AU - Braccini, S.

AU - Bradaschia, C.

AU - Brillet, A.

AU - Brisson, V.

AU - Bulten, H. J.

AU - Buskulic, D.

AU - Cagnoli, G.

AU - Calloni, E.

AU - Campagna, E.

AU - Canuel, B.

AU - Carbognani, F.

AU - Carbone, L.

AU - Cavalier, F.

AU - Cavalieri, R.

AU - Cella, G.

AU - Cesarini, E.

AU - Chassande-Mottin, E.

AU - Chatterji, S.

AU - Cleva, F.

AU - Coccia, E.

AU - Colas, J.

AU - Colombini, M.

AU - Corda, C.

AU - Corsi, A.

AU - Coulon, J. P.

AU - Cuoco, E.

AU - D'Antonio, S.

AU - Dari, A.

AU - Dattilo, V.

AU - Davier, M.

AU - De Rosa, R.

AU - Del Prete, M.

AU - Di Fiore, L.

AU - Di Lieto, A.

AU - Di Paolo Emilio, M.

AU - Di Virgilio, A.

AU - Fafone, V.

AU - Ferrante, I.

AU - Fidecaro, F.

AU - Fiori, I.

AU - Flaminio, R.

AU - Fournier, J. D.

AU - Frasca, S.

AU - Frasconi, F.

AU - Gammaitoni, L.

AU - Garufi, F.

AU - Genin, E.

AU - Gennai, A.

AU - Giazotto, A.

AU - Granata, M.

AU - Granata, V.

AU - Greverie, C.

AU - Guidi, G.

AU - Heitmann, H.

AU - Hello, P.

AU - Hild, S.

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AU - La Penna, P.

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AU - Mackowski, J. M.

AU - Majorana, E.

AU - Man, C. N.

AU - Mantovani, M.

AU - Marchesoni, F.

AU - Marion, F.

AU - Marque, J.

AU - Martelli, F.

AU - Masserot, A.

AU - Menzinger, F.

AU - Michel, C.

AU - Milano, L.

AU - Minenkov, Y.

AU - Mohan, M.

AU - Moreau, J.

AU - Morgado, N.

AU - Mosca, S.

AU - Mours, B.

AU - Neri, I.

AU - Nocera, F.

AU - Pagliaroli, G.

AU - Palomba, C.

AU - Paoletti, F.

AU - Pardi, S.

AU - Pasqualetti, A.

AU - Passaquieti, R.

AU - Passuello, D.

AU - Persichetti, G.

AU - Piergiovanni, F.

AU - Pinard, L.

AU - Poggiani, R.

AU - Punturo, M.

AU - Puppo, P.

AU - Rabaste, O.

AU - Rapagnani, P.

AU - Regimbau, T.

AU - Ricci, F.

AU - Rocchi, A.

AU - Rolland, L.

AU - Romano, R.

AU - Ruggi, P.

AU - Sassolas, B.

AU - Sentenac, D.

AU - Swinkels, B. L.

AU - Terenzi, R.

AU - Toncelli, A.

AU - Tonelli, M.

AU - Tournefier, E.

AU - Travasso, F.

AU - Trummer, J.

AU - Vajente, G.

AU - van den Brand, J. F.J.

AU - van der Putten, S.

AU - Verkindt, D.

AU - Vetrano, F.

AU - Viceré, A.

AU - Vinet, J. Y.

AU - Vocca, H.

AU - Was, M.

AU - Yvert, M.

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