European Gravitational Observatory
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The European Gravitational Observatory is a research infrastructure in Italy that operates the Virgo interferometric detector for observing gravitational waves in collaboration with international partners.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| European Gravitational Observatory canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
gravitational-wave observatory
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research infrastructure ⓘ scientific organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EGO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
European research institutions
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ international partners ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
detection of gravitational-wave events announced since 2015
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measurement of cosmological parameters with gravitational waves ⓘ tests of general relativity using gravitational waves ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith | KAGRA gravitational-wave detector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| employs |
engineers
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scientists ⓘ technical staff ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
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experimental physics ⓘ gravitational-wave astronomy ⓘ |
| foundedFor | construction and operation of the Virgo interferometer ⓘ |
| governingBody | consortium of European institutions ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
control rooms
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data centers ⓘ vacuum system for interferometer arms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
3-kilometre interferometer arms
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Virgo gravitational-wave detector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cascina, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pisa, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Virgo site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | global network of gravitational-wave detectors ⓘ |
| operates | Virgo interferometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | joint observing runs with LIGO ⓘ |
| purpose |
detection of gravitational waves
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operation of the Virgo detector ⓘ |
| regionServed | international scientific community ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
binary neutron star mergers
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gravitational-wave sources such as binary black holes ⓘ multi-messenger astronomy ⓘ |
| supports |
data analysis for gravitational-wave events
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instrumental upgrades of Virgo ⓘ |
| typeOfFacility | ground-based observatory ⓘ |
| usesMethod | laser interferometry ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ego-gw.it/ ⓘ |
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