The Einstein Telescope: a third-generation gravitational wave observatory
M. PunturoEuropean Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina (Pi), ItalyM. R. AbernathyDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKF. AcerneseINFN, Sezione di Napoli, ItalyB. AllenMax-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, GermanyNils AnderssonUniversity of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKK. G. ArunLAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, FranceF. BaroneINFN, Sezione di Napoli, ItalyB. BarrDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKM. BarsugliaLaboratoire AstroParticule et CosmologieM. G. BekerVU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsN. BeveridgeDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKS. BirindelliUniversité Nice ‘Sophia-Antipolis’, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, FranceS. BoseWashington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USAL. BosiINFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-6123 Perugia, ItalyS. BracciniINFN, Sezione di Pisa, ItalyC. BradaschiaINFN, Sezione di Pisa, ItalyT. BulikAstro. Obs. Warsaw Univ. 00-478; CAMK-PAM 00-716 Warsaw; Bialystok Univ. 15-424; IPJ 05-400 Swierk–Otwock; Inst. of Astronomy 65-265 Zielona Gora, PolandE. CalloniINFN, Sezione di Napoli, ItalyG. CellaINFN, Sezione di Pisa, ItalyEric MottinAstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC), CNRS; Observatoire de Paris-Université Denis Diderot-Paris VII, FranceS. ChelkowskiUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UKA. ChincariniINFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, ItalyJ. A. ClarkCardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, UKE. CocciaINFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata I-00133 Roma, ItalyC. N. ColacinoINFN, Sezione di Pisa, ItalyJ. ColasEuropean Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina (Pi), ItalyA. CummingDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKL. CunninghamDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKE. CuocoEuropean Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina (Pi), ItalyS. L. DanilishinMoscow State University, Moscow, 119992, RussiaK. DanzmannMax-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, GermanyGaetano De LucaINFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi l'Aquila, ItalyR. De SalvoLIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USAT. DentCardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, UKR. De RosaINFN, Sezione di Napoli, ItalyL. Di FioreINFN, Sezione di Napoli, ItalyA. Di VirgilioINFN, Sezione di Pisa, ItalyM. DoetsVU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsV. FafoneINFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata I-00133 Roma, ItalyP. FalferiINFN, Gruppo Collegato di Trento, Sezione di Padova; Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, CNR-Fondazione Bruno Kessler, 38123 Povo, Trento, ItalyR. FlaminioLaboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, FranceJ. FrancLaboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, FranceF. FrasconiINFN, Sezione di Pisa, ItalyA. FreiseUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UKP. FuldaUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UKJ. GairUniversity of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA, UKG. GemmeINFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, ItalyA. GennaiUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UKA. GiazottoEuropean Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina (Pi), ItalyKostas GlampedakisTheoretical Astrophysics (TAT) Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, D-72076 Tübingen, GermanyM. GranataAstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC), CNRS; Observatoire de Paris-Université Denis Diderot-Paris VII, FranceH. GroteMax-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, GermanyG. M. GuidiINFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ItalyG. HammondDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKM HannamDepartment of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaJ. HarmsUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USAD. HeinertFriedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena PF 07737 Jena, GermanyM. HendryDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKI. S. HengDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKE. HennesVU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsS. HildDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKJ. HoughINFN, Sezione di Napoli, ItalyS. HusaMax Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam, GermanyS. H. HuttnerDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKGareth JonesCardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, UKF. Y. KhaliliMoscow State University, Moscow, 119992, RussiaK. KokeyamaUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UKKostas D. KokkotasTheoretical Astrophysics (TAT) Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, D-72076 Tübingen, GermanyB. KrishnanMax Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam, GermanyM. LorenziniINFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ItalyH. LückMax-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, GermanyE. MajoranaINFN, Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, ItalyIlya MandelDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USAV. MandicUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USAI. W. MartinDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKC. MichelLaboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, FranceY. MinenkovINFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata I-00133 Roma, ItalyN. MorgadoLaboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, FranceS. MoscaINFN, Sezione di Napoli, ItalyB. MoursLAPP-IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, FranceH. Müller‐EbhardtMax-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, GermanyP. G. MurrayDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKR. NawrodtDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKJohn H. NelsonDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UKR. O’ShaughnessyThe Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USAC. D. OttCaltech–CaRT, Pasadena, CA 91125, USAC. PalombaINFN, Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, ItalyA. PaoliEuropean Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina (Pi), ItalyG ParguezEuropean Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina (Pi), ItalyA. PasqualettiEuropean Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina (Pi), ItalyR. PassaquietiINFN, Sezione di Pisa, ItalyD. PassuelloINFN, Sezione di Pisa, ItalyL. PinardLaboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, FranceR. PoggianiINFN, Sezione di Pisa, ItalyP. PopolizioEuropean Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina (Pi), ItalyMirko PratoINFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, ItalyP. PuppoINFN, Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, ItalyD. S. RabelingVU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsP. RapagnaniINFN, Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, ItalyJ. ReadMax Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Abstract
Advanced gravitational wave interferometers, currently under realization, will soon permit the detection of gravitational waves from astronomical sources. To open the era of precision gravitational wave astronomy, a further substantial improvement in sensitivity is required. The future space-based Laser Interferometer Space Antenna and the third-generation ground-based observatory Einstein Telescope (ET) promise to achieve the required sensitivity improvements in frequency ranges. The vastly improved sensitivity of the third generation of gravitational wave observatories could permit detailed measurements of the sources' physical parameters and could complement, in a multi-messenger approach, the observation of signals emitted by cosmological sources obtained through other kinds of telescopes. This paper describes the progress of the ET project which is currently in its design study phase.
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