Einstein Telescope
Project description
Nikhef, in charge of the coordination of the project office for the local team in the EMR region, has assigned the consortium E=mc2 the engineering feasibility study for the project. Together with all other parties involved, E=mc2 contributes to the feasibility mission, providing Nikhef with technical engineering knowledge and practical construction management expertise.
With the Einstein Telescope, researchers will be able to hear black holes colliding and gain new insights into the early universe, right back to the Big Bang. They will be able to look at the birth process of black holes and neutron stars.
The Einstein Telescope will consist of a triangle of three vacuum corridors, each ten kilometres long, located 250 to 300 meters below the Earth's surface. There, gravitational waves are measured by constantly monitoring the length of its three detector corridors with sensitive lasers and vibration-free suspended lasers. If that length changes in a specific pattern, it is the signal of a passing gravity wave.
Scope of work
The final aim of E=mc2 assignment is assessing the Einstein Telescope technical feasibility within the EMR region. This assessment will be considered input to the Bid Book, that shall aim for the project to be assigned to the Euregion Meuse-Rhine.
Project facts for Einstein Telescope
- ClientNikhef
- CountryThe Netherlands
- Duration2024-2025
- LocationLimburg
- Project phaseFeasibility study
