15–16 May 2026
Perugia - Italy
Europe/Rome timezone

Environmental Noise Studies for Virgo during the O4 Observing Run

15 May 2026, 15:10
20m
Oral presentation Instrumentation

Speaker

Irene Fiori (European Gravitational Observatory)

Description

On behalf of the Virgo Collaboration, we present the main environmental noise studies carried out at Virgo in-preparation, during, and after the O4 observing run. These studies aimed at characterising the interferometer environment and assessing the coupling of external disturbances to detector sensitivity. We focus in particular on the impact of wind, on magnetic and vibro-acoustic noise coupling measurements, and on mitigation actions applied to infrastructure devices. The results contribute to improving detector robustness and informing future observing runs.

Author

Irene Fiori (European Gravitational Observatory)

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