Virgo Collaboration
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The Virgo Collaboration is an international scientific consortium that operates the Virgo gravitational-wave detector in Italy, contributing key observations of cosmic events such as black hole and neutron star mergers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virgo Collaboration canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravitational-wave collaboration
ⓘ
research consortium ⓘ scientific collaboration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Virgo ⓘ |
| aim | precision measurement of spacetime perturbations ⓘ |
| armLengthOfDetector | 3 km ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
KAGRA gravitational-wave detector
ⓘ
surface form:
KAGRA Collaboration
LIGO Scientific Collaboration ⓘ |
| contributedToDiscovery |
GW170814
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GW170817 ⓘ first binary neutron star merger observed in gravitational waves ⓘ numerous binary black hole mergers ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
cosmological measurements using gravitational waves
ⓘ
tests of general relativity in the strong-field regime ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dataTakingRun |
O1
ⓘ
O2 ⓘ O3 ⓘ O4 ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
ⓘ
gravitational-wave astronomy ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| foundedFor | construction and operation of the Virgo detector ⓘ |
| governedBy | collaboration council ⓘ |
| hasMembersFrom |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ multiple European countries ⓘ other non-European countries ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | European Gravitational Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cascina
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascina, Italy
|
| operates |
Virgo interferometer
ⓘ
surface form:
Virgo gravitational-wave detector
Virgo interferometer ⓘ |
| partOf | LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA network ⓘ |
| publishesIn |
The Astrophysical Journal
ⓘ
surface form:
Astrophysical Journal
Classical and Quantum Gravity ⓘ Physical Review Letters ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
binary neutron star mergers
ⓘ
black hole mergers ⓘ continuous gravitational-wave searches ⓘ detection of gravitational waves ⓘ multi-messenger astronomy ⓘ neutron star–black hole mergers ⓘ observation of compact binary coalescences ⓘ stochastic gravitational-wave background ⓘ |
| roleInGW170817 | improved sky localization of the source ⓘ |
| supports | open data releases for gravitational-wave events ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | laser interferometer ⓘ |
| website | https://www.virgo-gw.eu/ ⓘ |
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