Instrumentation

Instrumented Baffle integrated in the new payload at EGO clean room

The 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.

Instrumented Baffle

Latest Group News

Project

IFAE participates in new European project supporting the Einstein Telescope’s transition to implementation

May 13, 2026

A new European project has been approved to support the transition of the Einstein Telescope (ET) towards its implementation phase, marking another important step in the development of Europe’s future third-generation gravitational-wave observatory.

Event

ET-PP INFRA-DEV Annual Meeting 2026 takes place in Barcelona

May 5, 2026

From 5 to 7 May 2026, the Einstein Telescope Preparatory Phase INFRA-DEV Annual Meeting is being held in Barcelona, hosted by the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies. The event takes place at the UPF Barcelona School of Management.

Workshop

Einstein Telescope Vacuum and Cryogenics Industrial Workshop at CERN

April 22, 2026

CERN hosts an industrial workshop on vacuum and cryogenics challenges for the Einstein Telescope, with Mario Martínez delivering the opening talk.