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Einstein Telescope Technologies

The Einstein Telescope Technologies (ETT) project is a public-private partnership, consisting of 12 knowledge institutes and companies, which will address several technical challenges linked to the construction of the Einstein Telescope (ET) like vibration-free cooling, better sensors, new algorithms to isolate gravitational wave signals from noise and the realization of the world’s largest ultra-high vacuum system.

Financial partners

This project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and the Province of Limburg under the OPZuid REACT EU programme.

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Technical challenges

There are technical challenges in a number of areas to realize the Einstein Telescope (ET). For example: vibration-free cooling, better sensors, new algorithms to isolate gravitational wave signals from noise, and the realization of the world’s largest ultra-high vacuum system. In addition, it is essential to properly characterize the subsurface in order to find out how the Einstein Telescope can best be installed in it. It is also important to investigate how the Einstein Telescope can be built and used in the most sustainable way possible. These aspects are all addressed in the Einstein Telescope Technologies (ETT) project. In this project, a consortium consisting of 12 knowledge institutions and companies is working together to overcome these technical challenges.

Spin-offs beyond the horizon

The work packages of this project do not only contribute directly to the Einstein Telescope. There is also the prospect of applications in other areas. A great example of how modern physics can have a huge impact on technology and our daily lives is the widely used GPS in navigation systems: without the corrections resulting from Einstein’s general relativity theory, the satellite navigation would send the driver into a meadow after a few hours of driving!

Leading through Innovation

In addition to developing the necessary technology for ET and generating technological spin-off, this project also aims to optimally position the Dutch industry for ET-related orders and to promote cooperation with various leading Dutch companies. Even if the ET will not be realized in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine, these parties will acquire a better starting position in future ET-related tenders. Conversely, by intensifying the collaboration with Dutch industry, the case for ET in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine will be strengthened, enabling The Netherlands to better position itself to realize a world-class scientific infrastructure within national borders with all the related positive impact on the region.

About the Einstein Telescope

In 2015, the first gravitational wave on Earth was detected by two so-called laser interferometers. Since then, dozens of gravitational waves have been observed and we literally have a completely new way to study our universe; gravitational waves offer a huge discovery potential for things In the universe cannot be explored with light. Despite the revolutionary first observations of gravitational waves, current observatories are not sensitive enough to detect gravitational waves throughout the history of our universe. This requires a better instrument: the Einstein Telescope (ET).

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