Status and perspective of ground-based Gravitational Wave Facilities
Relatore:
Prof. Massimo Carpinelli (Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy)
Data e ora:
Martedì, 6 Maggio, 2025 - 14:45
Aula:
Sala Conferenze
Abstract:
The successful detection of Gravitational Waves ten years ago has started a new way to study the Universe. Since the first observation the interferometers LIGO, Virgo and Kagra, have been improved and are currently taking data until October. Upgrade are foreseen for the next observation run expected to start in the end of 2027. A new generation of GW detectors, ground-based and in space, is expected to take date in the next decades. The main achievements of GW measurements and future perspective of ground-based interferometers will be presented.
Bio:
Current Director of European Gravitational Observatory. Coordinator of SarGrav the first project funded by the Regione Autonoma Sardegna, proposing to host Einstein Telescope in the Sos Enattos mine. Rector of University of Sassari. Member of the Board (Giunta) of the Italian Rectors. Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Science of University of Sassari. Chair of “Commissione Scientifica Nazionale V”-CSN5 (INFN Board for Technology Research).
Research interests:
• Experimental Physics of fundamental interactions: Physics at the Z0, CP Violation at asymmetric B-Factories, Study of Gravitational Waves with Laser Interferometers.
• Applied Physics: Imaging with Inverse Compton Sources.
