The 14th KAGRA International Workshop

Session

The CAOS International Laboratory

15 May 2026, 09:30

Description

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105. The CAOS Infrastructure: Full‑Scale Testing of Superattenuators for Future GW Detectors

Francesco Bianchi

15/05/2026, 09:30

Oral presentation

The CAOS Laboratory is one of the main research infrastructures of the PNRR‑ETIC project. The facility will host 15‑metre‑tall vacuum towers designed for the new generation of superattenuators, enabling full‑scale testing of solutions developed for the Einstein Telescope. Conceived as a technological “gym”, CAOS is an open and flexible environment made available to the wider gravitational‑wave...

98. The CAOS towers

Prof. Aniello Grado (UniPG INFN-PG)

15/05/2026, 09:50

Oral presentation

The CAOS facility in Perugia is a dedicated laboratory for the testing and validation of mechanical and optical systems for the Einstein Telescope (ET). A key component of the facility is a seismically isolated Fabry–Perot cavity, designed to support advanced interferometric studies.

Within this framework, two 15-meter-high stainless steel towers have been installed. The towers are designed...

110. Q&A and discussion time

15/05/2026, 10:10