Science case for the Einstein telescope

Abstract

The Einstein Telescope (ET), a proposed European ground-based gravitational-wave detector of third-generation, is an evolution of second-generation detectors such as Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo, and KAGRA which could be operating in the mid 2030s. ET will explore the universe with gravitational waves up to cosmological distances. We discuss its main scientific objectives and its potential for discoveries in astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics.

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 2020
Issue: 03
Pages: 050-050
Citations: 1042
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                                    Maggiore, Michele, 
                                
                                    Bartolo, Nicola, 
                                
                                    Belgacem, Enis
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Science case for the Einstein telescope. 
                            Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
                            , 2020
                            (03)
                            , 050-050.
                            https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2020/03/050
                        

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DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2020/03/050