Acronym
ETPathfinder
Code
41K06719
Duration
03 June 2019 → 31 December 2022
Funding
European funding: various, Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Lasers and quantum electronics
- Quantum optics
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Engineering and technology
- Photodetectors, optical sensors and solar cells
- Aerodynamics
Keywords
field lab
Telescope
gravitational waves
Other information
Project description
ETpathfinder is a R&D infrastructure for testing and prototyping innovative concepts and enabling technologies for the Einstein Telescope, the first of a new class of future gravitational wave observatories.
Role of Ghent University
Ghent University participates in the construction of the large high-vacuum system for ETpathfinder. The requirements on the vacuum are very high to reduce as much as possible the noise. The COCOON research group is active in the study of new mirror coating techniques and characterization of the new coatings.
Disclaimer
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