Speaker
Shinji Miyoki
Description
Following a review of KAGRA, support from MEXT has been officially
extended through the end of the O5 observing run and the subsequent data
analysis phase. During O5, KAGRA will aim to achieve a binary neutron
star (BNS) sensitivity of 25 Mpc. To reach this goal, we plan to
introduce new sapphire input test masses (ITMs), increase the laser
power to 30 W, implement resonant sideband extraction, install in-vacuum
photodetectors, and improve the optical components and configuration
around the input optics, among other upgrades.
Author
Shinji Miyoki