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Status of ETpathfinder

Einstein Telescope Pathfinder (ET-PF) collaboration; Haevermaet, Hans Van

Abstract:

Third-generation gravitational wave observatories, such as the Einstein Telescope (ET) and Cosmic Explorer, aim for sensitivity improvements of at least a factor of ten over a wide frequency range compared to the current operational detectors. To finalise the design of these third generation detectors and to further develop and qualify their subsystems, dedicated test facilities are required. The ETpathfinder prototype consists of full interferometer configurations and aims to provide a high sensitivity test facility in a similar environment as ET. The key technologies that will be implemented are lasers and optics at 1550 nm and 2090 nm, silicon test masses, cryogenic cooling techniques, and advanced quantum-noise reduction schemes. In these proceedings we will present a general status update of the ETpathfinder experiment.


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000192541
Veröffentlicht am 22.04.2026
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3177/1/012095
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsdatum 01.02.2026
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1742-6588, 1742-6596
KITopen-ID: 1000192541
Erschienen in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Verlag Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd (IOP Publishing Ltd)
Band 3177
Heft 1
Seiten Art.Nr: 012095
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