Virgo Detector Proposal
Giazotto and Alain Brillet propose the Virgo gravitational-wave detector, combining long interferometer arms with advanced seismic isolation to extend sensitivity toward lower frequencies.
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Adalberto Giazotto Biography and Timeline
Follow Adalberto Giazotto through 4 dated historical records for Italy.
Adalberto Giazotto, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1987
1989
Virgo Formal Proposal
Giazotto and Brillet submit the formal Virgo proposal to Italian and French research agencies, beginning the institutional path toward construction of the European detector.
1997
Virgo Construction
Construction of Virgo begins near Pisa, implementing the detector concept Giazotto and Brillet developed for sensitive interferometric measurements of gravitational waves.
2003
Virgo Inauguration
Virgo is inaugurated near Pisa, completing a major European interferometer designed to complement LIGO and improve the global search for gravitational waves.
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