Instrumentation
Phase I of the upgrades to Advanced Virgo+ completed
May 26, 2021
Gravitational Waves GroupTen months after the beginning of the upgrade to Advanced Virgo+, Phase I of the installation is completed. The upgrade includes the new instrumented baffle designed and built at IFAE to control and monitor the stray light inside the experiment.
Virgo highlights the IFAE contribution to Phase I in their last news item published on their web

Network
IFAE joins REDONGRA, a network to propel Spain’s role in gravitational wave astronomy
July 7, 2025
The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is one of the key partners in REDONGRA, the new Spanish Network of Gravitational Wave Physics. The initiative brings together 20 research institutions to coordinate Spain’s contribution to gravitational wave science.