Homepage of Raffaele Flaminio

Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules
CNRS/IN2P3
9 Chemin de Bellevue - BP110
74941, Annecy-le-Vieux, Annecy, France
Tel. +33 (0)4 50 09 55 13
email : raffaele.flaminio AT lapp.in2p3.fr
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raffaele-flaminio-a98775ab/
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4462-6737

Research Activities

2017 - Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules, CNRS/IN2P3, Annecy, France

Design of frequency dependent squeezing for Advanced Virgo
Study of thermal noise in crystalline coatings

2013 - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

Development of the KAamioka GRAvitational Wave Telescope (KAGRA)
Development of frequency dependent squeezing at TAMA for future upgrades of KAGRA
Development of crystalline mirrors for high precision measurements of space and time

2008 – 2016 Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés, CNRS/IN2P3, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France

Development of the mirrors for Advanced Virgo
Development of the coatings for Advanced LIGO
Study of test masses for the Einstein Telescope Conceptual Design
R&D on coating thermal noise in gravitational wave detectors
R&D for the filters of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)

2004 – 2007 European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), Cascina, Pisa, Italy

Commissioning of the Virgo gravitational wave detector
Management of the R&D program financed by EGO
Coordination the European network: ILIAS – Gravitational Wave Antenna Network
Preparation of Virgo+ and Advanced Virgo

1995 – 2004 Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules, CNRS/IN2P3, Annecy, France

Coordination of the commissioning of Virgo
Coordination of the commissioning of the Virgo Central Interferometer
Installation and test at the site of Virgo of the Virgo detection system
Preparation of the Virgo commissioning plan
Development and construction of the Virgo detection system
Study and simulation of the Virgo control system
Development of the simulation of the Virgo detector