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- National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef)
Nikhef is a collaboration between the Fundamental Research on Matter and four universities: Radboud University Nijmegen, University of Amsterdam, University of Utrecht and VU University Amsterdam.
- Virgo Collaboration
The Virgo detector for gravitational waves consists mainly in a Michelson laser interferometer made of two orthogonal arms being each 3 kilometers long. Multiple reflections between mirrors located at the extremities of each arm extend the effective optical length of each arm up to 120 kilometers. Virgo is located within the site of EGO, European Gravitational Observatory, based at Cascina, near Pisa on the river Arno plain.
- Ligo Scientific Collaboration
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) is a group of scientists seeking to detect to make the first direct detection of gravitational waves, use them to explore the fundamental physics of gravity, and develop the emerging field of gravitational wave science as a tool of astronomical discovery. The LSC works toward this goal through research on, and development of techniques for, gravitational wave detection; and the development, commissioning and exploitation of gravitational wave detectors.
- Einstein Telescope
ET (Einstein Telescope) is a Design Study project supported by the European Commission under the Framework Programme 7 (FP7, Grant Agreement 211743). It concerns the study and the conceptual design for a new research infrastructure that will bring Europe to the forefront of the most promising new development in our quest to understand the history and future of the Universe, the emergence of the field of Gravitational Wave Astronomy.
