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News

Gravitational Waves Group

Instrumentation

Instrumented Baffle integrated in the new payload at EGO clean room

November 4, 2020

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.

Meeting

Virtual Iberian Gravitational Wave Meeting

October 14, 2020

Mario Martínez is part of the organizing committee of the Virtual Iberian Gravitational Wave Meeting

Collaboration Meeting

LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration Meeting

September 16, 2020

The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration Meeting is taking place on 14-18 September 2020. IFAE researcher are attending and giving presentations

Publication

New Virgo papers

September 2, 2020

Two new papers have been published by the group

New appointment

Mario Martinez appointed as member of Virgo's Organization Committee

July 15, 2020

Mario Martinez has been appointed as member of Virgo’s Organization Committee with the charge to define the “new Virgo Statute, a comprehensive document defining the Collaboration governance and the functioning rules for the governing bodies.”