Instrumentation
Instrumented Baffle integrated in the new payload at EGO clean room
November 4, 2020
Gravitational Waves GroupThe integration tests of the new instrumented baffle in new IMC payload at the EGO clean room were successful. Also the optical test for TIS in the baffle surface was done succesfully.
Now the Baffle is being sent for optical coating , and the electronics are sent to industry for final assembly.
Results
LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA observed 'second generation' black holes for the first time
October 29, 2025
LVK announced the detection of two gravitational-wave signals — designated GW241011 and GW241110 — that indicate the merger of binary black holes exhibiting unusual mass ratios and spin orientations.