Publications

"A state observer for Virgo inverted pendulum", Virgo collaboration, REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 82, 094502 (2011)
"Multimessenger Astronomy", N.L. Christensen, for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, 46th Rencontres de Moriond and GPhyS Colloquium on Gravitational Waves and Experimental Gravity, arXiv:1105.5843
"Search for Gravitational Wave Bursts from Six Magnetars", LSC and Virgo Collaboration, ApJ 734 (2011) L35
"Search for gravitational waves from black hole binary inspiral, merger and ringdown", LSC and Virgo Collaboration, Phys. Rev. D 83, 122005 (2011)
“Application of asymptotic expansions for maximum likelihood estimators' errors to gravitational waves from binary mergers: the network case”, S. Vitale and M. Zanolin, Phys. Rev. D 84 (2011) 104020, arXiv:1108.2410 [gr-qc]
“Automatic alignment system during the second science run of the Virgo interferometer” T. Accadia et al. Astropart. Phys. 34, 327 (2011)
“Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Vela pulsar” J. Abadie et al. [The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration] arXiv:1104.2712
“Calibration and sensitivity of the Virgo detector during its second science run” T. Accadia et al. [Virgo Collaboration] Class. Quant. Grav. 28, 025005 (2011) [Erratum-ibid. 28, 079501 (2011)] [arXiv:1009.5190 [gr-qc]]
“Characterization of the Virgo Seismic Environment” T. Accadia et al. [The Virgo Collaboration] arXiv:1108.1598 [gr-qc]
“Effect of calibration errors on Bayesian parameter estimation for gravitational wave signals from inspiral binary systems in the Advanced Detectors era”, Salvatore Vitale, Walter Del Pozzo, Tjonnie G. F. Li, Chris Van Den Broeck, Ilya Mandel, Ben Aylott, John Veitch, arXiv:1111.3044 [gr-qc]
“Epicycles and Poincaré resonances in general relativity”, Koekoek, G.; van Holten, J. W., Physical Review D, vol. 83, Issue 6, 064041, arXiv:1011.3973 [gr-qc]
“Geodesic deviations: modeling extreme mass-ratio systems and their gravitational waves”, Koekoek, G.; van Holten, J. W., Classical and Quantum Gravity, Volume 28, Issue 22, 225022 (2011), arXiv:1103.5612 [gr-qc]
“Improving the sensitivity of future GW observatories in the 1-Hz to 10-Hz band: Newtonian and seismic noise” M. G. Beker et al. Gen. Rel. Grav. 43, 623 (2011)
“Performance of the Virgo interferometer longitudinal control system during the sec- ond science run” T. Accadia et al. Astropart. Phys. 34, 521 (2011)
“Precision measurement of the Hubble constant using gravitational waves”, W. Del Pozzo, arXiv:1108.1317 [gr-qc]
“Scientific Potential of Einstein Telescope” B. Sathyaprakash et al. arXiv:1108.1423 [gr-qc]
“Sensitivity Studies for Third-Generation Gravitational Wave Observatories” S. Hild et al. Class. Quant. Grav. 28, 094013 (2011) [arXiv:1012.0908 [gr-qc]]
“Testing General Relativity using Bayesian model selection: Applications to observations of gravitational waves from compact binary systems”, W. Del Pozzo, J. Veitch, and A. Vecchio, Phys. Rev. D 83 (2011) 082002 arXiv:1101.1391 [gr-qc]
“Towards a generic test of the strong field dynamics of general relativity using compact binary coalescence” T. G. F. Li, W. Del Pozzo, S. Vitale, C. Van Den Broeck, M. Agathos, J. Veitch, K. Grover, T. Sidery, R. Sturani, A. Vecchio, arXiv:1110.0530 [gr-qc]
All-sky Search for Periodic Gravitational Waves in the Full S5 LIGO Data., The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and The Virgo Collaboration, arXiv:1110.0208
Directional limits on persistent gravitational waves using LIGO S5 science data, B. P. Abbott et al., arXiv:1109.1809
Identification of long-duration noise transients in LIGO and Virgo, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, arXiv:1108.1521
Implementation and testing of the first prompt search for electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave transients, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, arXiv:1109.3498
Noise Line Identification in LIGO S6 and Virgo VSR2, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, 14th Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Workshop, arXiv:1109.0330
Searching for electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave transients, M. Branchesi on behalf of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, A. Klotz, M. Laas-Bourez, 46th Rencontres de Moriond and GPhyS Colloquium on Gravitational Waves and Experimental Gravity, arXiv:1110.3169
Status of the Virgo project, T. Accadia et al., Class.Quant.Grav.28:114002,2011
The Virgo interferometer for gravitational wave detection., Virgo Collaboration, Int.J.Mod.Phys.D20:2075-2079,2011.
"Data Quality in Gravitational Wave Burst and Inspiral Searches in the Second Virgo Science Run", Florent Robinet (for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration), Class. Quantum Grav. 27 (2010) 194012 (9pp)
“All-sky search for gravitational-wave bursts in the first joint LIGO-GEO-Virgo run” J. Abadie et al. [The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and The Virgo Collaboration] Phys. Rev. D 81, 102001 (2010) [arXiv:1002.1036 [gr-qc]]
“Automatic alignment for the first science run of the Virgo interferometer” F. Acernese et al. Astropart. Phys. 33, 131 (2010)
“Characterization of the seismic environment at the Sanford Underground Laboratory, South Dakota” J. Harms et al. Class. Quant. Grav. 27, 225011 (2010) [arXiv:1006.0678 [gr-qc]]
“Determination of Dark Energy by the Einstein Telescope: Comparing with CMB, BAO and SNIa Observations”, W. Zhao, C. Van Den Broeck, D. Baskaran and T.G.F. Li, Phys Rev D83 023005 2011, arXiv:1009.0206
“Parameter estimation from gravitational waves generated by non-spinning binary black holes with laser interferometers: beyond the Fisher information”, S. Vitale and M. Zanolin, Phys. Rev. D 82 (2010) 124065 arXiv:1004.4537 [gr-qc]
“Performances of the Virgo interferometer longitudinal control system” F. Acernese et al. Astropart. Phys. 33, 75 (2010)
“Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground- based Gravitational-wave Detectors” J. Abadie et al. [LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration] Class. Quant. Grav. 27, 173001 (2010) [arXiv:1003.2480]
“Search for Gravitational Waves from Compact Binary Coalescence in LIGO and Virgo Data from S5 and VSR1” J. Abadie et al. [LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration] Phys. Rev. D 82, 102001 (2010) [arXiv:1005.4655 [gr-qc]]
“Search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with gamma-ray bursts using data from LIGO Science Run 5 and Virgo Science Run 1” B. P. Abbott et al. [Virgo Collaboration] Astrophys. J. 715, 1438 (2010) [arXiv:0908.3824 [astro-ph.HE]]
“Search for gravitational-wave inspiral signals associated with short Gamma-Ray Bursts during LIGO’s fifth and Virgo’s first science run” J. Abadie et al. [LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration] Astrophys. J. 715, 1453 (2010) [arXiv:1001.0165]
“Searches for gravitational waves from known pulsars with S5 LIGO data” T. L. S. Collaboration et al. [The Virgo Collaboration] Astrophys. J. 713, 671 (2010) [arXiv:0909.3583 [astro-ph.HE]]
“The third generation of gravitational wave observatories and their science reach”, M. Punturo et al., Class. Quantum Grav. 27 (2010) 084007
“Weak lensing effects in measuring the dark energy equation of state with LISA”, C. Van Den Broeck, M. Trias, B.S. Sathyaprakash, and A.M. Sintes, Phys. Rev. D 81 (2010) 124031, arXiv:1001.3099 [gr-qc]
Commissioning status of the Virgo interferometer., VIRGO Collaboration, Class.Quant.Grav.27:084002,2010, Erratum-ibid.27:149801,2010.
Noise from scattered light in Virgo's second science run data., T. Accadia et al., Class.Quant.Grav.27:194011,2010.
Sensitivity to Gravitational Waves from Compact Binary Coalescences Achieved during LIGO's Fifth and Virgo's First Science Run, LIGO Scientic Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, arXiv:1003.2481
Status and perspectives of the Virgo gravitational wave detector., T. Accadia et al., J.Phys.Conf.Ser.203:012074,2010
Tools for noise characterization in Virgo, T. Accadia et al., J.Phys.Conf.Ser.243:012004,2010
Virgo calibration and reconstruction of the gravitational wave strain during VSR1., The Virgo collaboration, J.Phys.Conf.Ser.228:012015,2010, arXiv:1002.2329 [gr-qc]
“An Upper Limit on the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background of Cosmological Origin” B. P. Abbott et al. [LIGO Scientific Collaboration and VIRGO Collaboration] Nature 460, 990 (2009) [arXiv:0910.5772 [astro-ph.CO]]
“Gravitational wave burst search in the Virgo C7 data” F. Acernese et al. [Virgo Collaboration] Class. Quant. Grav. 26, 085009 (2009) [arXiv:0812.4870 [gr-qc]]
“First joint Gravitational Waves search by the Auriga-Explorer-Nautilus-Virgo collaboration” F. Acernese et al. [AURIGA-EXPLORER-NAUTILUS-Virgo Collaboration] Class. Quant. Grav. 25, 205007 (2008) [arXiv:0710.3752 [gr-qc]]
“Lock acquisition of the Virgo gravitational wave detector” F. Acernese et al. Astropart. Phys. 30, 29 (2008)
“Search for gravitational waves associated with GRB 050915a using the Virgo detector” F. Acernese et al. [Virgo Collaboration] Class. Quant. Grav. 25, 225001 (2008) [arXiv:0803.0376 [gr-qc]]
“Status of coalescing binaries search activities in Virgo” F. Acernese et al. Class. Quant. Grav. 24, 5767 (2007)

Conference talks

Sky localisation and multimessenger astronomy with a network of gravitational wave detectors, S. Vitale, 15th Symposium on Astroparticle Physics, 03 November 2011, Leiden, The Netherlands
Precision measurement of the Hubble constant using gravitational waves, W. Del Pozzo, 15th Symposium on Astroparticle Physics, 03 November 2011, Leiden, The Netherlands
Measuring cosmological parameters through the mergers of tidally deformed binary neutron stars, T.G.F. Li, Fall Meeting, Dutch Physics Society, 04 November 2011, Leiden, The Netherlands
Towards a generic test of the strong field dynamics of general relativity using compact binary coalescence, T.G.F. Li, 15th Symposium on Astroparticle Physics, 03 November 2011, Leiden, The Netherlands
Binary black holes as laboratories for studying the dynamics of spacetime, M. Agathos, NNV meeting, "De Werelt" Lunteren, 04/11/2011
“Fundamental physics, astrophysics, and cosmology with gravitational waves”, C. Van Den Broeck , NNV najaarsvergadering, Lunteren, The Netherlands, November 4, 2011
“Binary black holes as laboratories for testing general relativity”, C. Van Den Broeck, Grafiti seminar, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 24, 2011
“Gravitational Wave Experiments: Interest to Industry” J. F. J. van den Brand Industry meeting at Nikhef, Netherlands, September 21, 2011
“Lectures on the Science Case for Gravitational Wave Experiments” J. F. J. van den Brand Belgium-Dutch-German Research School, Hoenderloo, Netherlands, September 16, 2011
Coalescing Binary Neutron Stars and Black Holes as Laboratories for Testing General Relativity, T.G.F. Li, 9th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, 14 July 2011, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Precision measurement of the Hubble constant with gravitational waves, W. Del Pozzo, 9th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, 14 July 2011, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Effect of detectors calibration errors on parameters estimation of gravitational waves from inspiral compact binaries, S. Vitale, Numerical Relativity and Data Analysis Workshop, 14 July 2011, Cardiff, United Kingdom
“Gravity Gradient Noise: Limitations for Advanced GW Detectors” J. F. J. van den Brand The 9th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Cardiff, July 14, 2011
“Seismic attenuation technology for the Advanced Virgo gravitational wave detector”, M. Beker, TIPP 2011, Chicago, 2011-06-09
“Einstein Telescope: Site and Infrastructure” J. F. J. van den Brand Gravitational Wave Advanced Detector Workshop (GWADW 2011), Elba, May 24, 2011
“Gravitation - The dynamics of spacetime” J. F. J. van den Brand Trends in Theory 2011 Symposium, Dutch Research School on Theoretical Physics, Dalfsen, Netherlands, May 19, 2011
Coalescing binary neutron stars and black holes as laboratories for testing General Relativity, T.G.F. Li, 14th Symposium on Astroparticle Physics, 19 April 2011, Groningen, The Netherlands
“Gravitation - The dynamics of spacetime” J. F. J. van den Brand Kronig Lecture TU Delft, March 8, 2011
“Gravitation and the dynamics of spacetime” J. F. J. van den Brand Astronomical Society ‘Volkssterrenwacht Amsterdam’, Februari 22, 2011
“About gravitational waves” J. F. J. van den Brand Studium Generale, University Maastricht, Januari 27, 2011
Fundamental Physics with ET: Relevance of the low frequency sensitivity, T.G.F. Li, 3rd Annual Einstein Telescope Workshop, 23 November 2010, Budapest, Hungary
Testing General Relativity with Gravitational Waves, Fall Meeting, T.G.F. Li, Dutch Physics Society, 5th November 2010, Lunteren, Netherlands
“Gravity gradient noise and site characterization for the Einstein Telescope”, M. Beker, 3rd Annual Einstein Telescope Workshop, Budapest, Hungary, 2010-11-22
“Multi-messenger cosmology with Einstein Telescope”, C. Van Den Broeck, 3rd Annual Einstein Telescope Workshop, Budapest, Hungary, November 23-24, 2010
“Einstein Telescope Site Selection” J. F. J. van den Brand 3nd Annual ET Meeting, Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, November 24, 2010
Comparison of Parameter Estimation between ET-B and ET-C Sensitivities, T.G.F. Li, Einstein Telescope WG4 Workshop, l'Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, 2nd September 2010, Nice, France
“Multi-messenger cosmology with Einstein Telescope: Some recent results”, C. Van Den Broeck, Einstein Telescope WG4 Meeting, Nice, France, September 1, 2010
Fisher Matrix for General Time Domain Waveforms and its Applications, T.G.F. Li, Gravitational Physics Seminars, University of Cardiff, 20th August 2010, Cardiff, United Kingdom
“Einstein Telescope: seismic and GGN studies”, M. Beker, Gravitational Wave Advanced Detector Workshop, Kyoto, Japan, 2010-05-18
“Physics and astrophysics with gravitational waves”, C. Van Den Broeck, 3rd GRAPPA Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 19, 2010
“Cosmography with gravitational waves”, C. Van Den Broeck, ESTEC Seminar, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, May 7, 2010
“Gravitational Waves” J. F. J. van den Brand Astronomical Society ‘Astra Alteria’, Putten, Netherlands, May 31, 2010
“Einstein Telescope: Requirements for Infrastructure” J. F. J. van den Brand Gravitational Wave Advanced Detector Workshop (GWADW 2010), Kyoto, Japan, May 20, 2010
“Towards Detection of Gravitational Waves” J. F. J. van den Brand Schlumberger, Cambridge, U.S.A., March 3, 2010
“Cosmography with gravitational waves”, C. Van Den Broeck, Physics@FOM Meeting, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, January 20, 2010
Cosmology @ ET, T.G.F. Li, Annual Scientific Meeting, Nikhef, 15th December 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
“Status of Gravitational Wave Program” J. F. J. van den Brand Nikhef Annual Scientific Meeting, Amsterdam, December 15, 2009
Cosmology @ ET, T.G.F. Li, Einstein Telescope WG4 Workshop, University of Cambridge, 30th November 2009, Cambridge, United Kingdom
“Reconstruction of compact binary coalescence rates with Einstein Telescope”, C. Van Den Broeck, 2nd Einstein Telescope Annual Workshop, Erice, Italy, October 14-16, 2009
“Einstein Telescope Site Selection” J. F. J. van den Brand 2nd Annual ET Meeting, Ettore Majorana International Conference Center, Erice, Italy, October 16, 2009
“Einstein telescope site selection: Seismic and gravity gradient noise” J. F. J. van den Brand J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 203, 012076 (2010) The 11th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP 2009), Gran Sasso, Assergi, Italy, 1-5 Jul 2009
"The Quadratic Search: A method for detecting gravitational waves from pulsars in binary systems", Sipho van der Putten, MG12, 17-7-2009, proceedings pending
“Gravitational Wave Detection” J. F. J. van den Brand CHIPP Workshop on Astroparticle Physics, Lausanne, June 3, 2009
"Searching for gravitational waves from pulars in binary systems: An all sky search", Sipho van der Putten, Amaldi8, 25-6-2009, proceedings pending
“Future Gravitational Wave and Neutrino Detectors” J. F. J. van den Brand Gravitational Wave and High Energy Neutrino Workshop, Paris, May 18, 2009
“Einstein Telescope Site Selection” J. F. J. van den Brand Gravitational Wave Advanced Detector Workshop (GWADW 2009), Lago Mar Resort, Ft. Laud- erdale, Florida, May 13, 2009
"Progress on FE modeling for Newtonian noise estimates", David Rabeling, GWADW2009, 13-5-2009
“Einstein Telescope - Geological Aspects of Underground Construction” J. F. J. van den Brand Einstein Telescope WP1 Meeting, Gran Sasso, Italy, February 9, 2009
"FE model implementation of seismically driven GG noise in subterranean gravitational wave detector", David Rabeling, WG1 workshop LNGS 2009, 9-2-2009
“Status of the gravitational wave programme” J. F. J. van den Brand Nikhef Annual Scientific Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 16, 2008
"Calculating gravitational waves from a black hole system: method and results", Gideon Koekoek, Nikhef jamboree 2008, 16-12-2008
"Status of the gravitational wave programme" Jo van den Brand, Nikhef jamboree 2008, 16-12-2008
“Optical systems for future gravitational wave interferometers” J. F. J. van den Brand ASPERA R&D meets industry event, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 28, 2008
“Einstein Telescope: Site selection and infrastructure” J. F. J. van den Brand ER - Ilias Gravitational Wave Analysis joint meeting, Cascina, Italy, November 25, 2008
“Einstein Telescope: Search for Gravity Waves” J. F. J. van den Brand Centrum Ondergronds Bouwen COB) Workshop Einstein Telescope, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 9, 2008
“Einstein Telescope: Site identification” J. F. J. van den Brand Gravitational Wave Advanced Detector Workshop (GWADW 2008), Elba, May 14, 2008
“Search for Gravitational Waves” J. F. J. van den Brand Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, April 17, 2008
“Search for Gravitational Waves” J. F. J. van den Brand Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, April 15, 2008
"Status of VIRGO", Sipho van der Putten, APP10, 5-3-2008
"Periodic sources", Sipho van der Putten, Nikhef jamboree 2007, 18-12-2007
"Status of VIRGO at Nikhef", Sipho van der Putten, NNV2007, 9-11-2007
"Gravitational waves from binary systems", Gideon Koekoek, NNV2007, 9-11-2007
“Design study for 3rd generation interferometers - Site Identification” J. F. J. van den Brand Annual Meeting of Ilias, Tu ̈bingen, Germany, October 9, 2007
“Status of Virgo” J. F. J. van den Brand Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, April 18, 2007
"Status of VIRGO at NIKHEF", Sipho van der Putten, APP8, 08-02-2007
"Status of Virgo", Thomas Bauer, Nikhef jamboree 2006, 18-12-2006
"Heating effects in the VIRGO input mirrors", Sipho van der Putten, NNV2006, 27-10-2006
"Binary systems as sources of gravitational waves", Gideon Koekoek, NNV2006, 27-10-2006
“Gravitational Physics Program” J. F. J. van den Brand Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, June 28, 2006
“Status of Gravitation Physics Program” J. F. J. van den Brand Nihef Annual Scientific Meeting, Amsterdam, December 22, 2005

Posters

Compact seismic attenuation systems for the Advanced Virgo gravitational wave detector, M.R. Blom, M.G. Beker, E. Hennes, F. Mul, H.J. Bulten, D. Rabeling, J.F.J. van den Brand, Amaldi 9, Cardiff, July 2011
"Relativistic epicycles & gravitational waves", Gideon Koekoek, presented at Amaldi8
"New end mirror for VIRGO input mode cleaner", Sipho van der Putten
"Gravitational waves from binary pulsars", Sipho van der Putten
"Thermal lensing in the VIRGO mirrors", Sipho van der Putten

PhD Theses

"Thermal lensing in Virgo and polynomial Search: an all-sky search for gravitational waves from spinning neutron stars in binary systems", Sipho van der Putten

Master Theses

"Gravitational Waves: A numerical solution for radial infall on a Schwarzschild background", Paul Zevenbergen, Master thesis, Colloqium
"Simulations of Gravitational Waves", Rob Ebeling, Master thesis, Colloqium

Education

Gravitational Waves (University of Amsterdam, VU Amsterdam, University of Utrecht, Radboud University; taught at Nikhef, Spring 2011)
Topical Lectures on Gravitational Waves (Nikhef, Summer 2010)
Gravitational Waves (University of Amsterdam, VU Amsterdam, University of Utrecht, Radboud University; taught at Nikhef, Spring 2010)
"Het quantum heelal" (in Dutch), Jo van den Brand, Gideon Koekoek, spring 2009 VU
"Gravitatie en kosmologie" (in Dutch), Jo van den Brand, Mark Beker, autumn 2009 VU

Outreach

“Seismic noise studies of underground locations for ET site selection”, KNMI, De Bilt, The Netherlands, 2010-12-07
“Star clusters, transformatie door veroudering en zwaartekracht”, art exhibition by Harm Hollestelle, 2011-10-27
“Gravity: decoding vibrations of spacetime” J. F. J. van den Brand Eindhovensche Weer- en Sterrenkundige Kring, Netherlands, October 20, 2011
“Science with Gravitational Waves” J. F. J. van den Brand Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde, afdeling Delft, Netherlands, October 18, 2011
“Gravitation and the dynamics of spacetime” J. F. J. van den Brand Astronomical Society ‘Hoorn’, Netherlands, April 8, 2011
“Gravitational Waves - Listening to the Big Bang” J. F. J. van den Brand Lecture for General Public, Nikhef Open Day, Amsterdam, October 10, 2009
“Gravitational Waves and Einstein Telescope” J. F. J. van den Brand Astronomical Society ‘Sterrenkundige Kring Minnaert’, Sonnenborgh, Utrecht, October 6, 2009
"Het heelal, wat is het, wanneer begon het en hoe eindigt het?" (Dutch), Gideon Koekoek, 8-9-2009, Popular scientific lecture at the PABO
"Gravitational waves: Research done at Nikhef", Gideon Koekoek, 9-1-2008, Introduction for bachelor students at the VU.
"Gravitatie straling: Een nieuwe kijk op het heelal" (Dutch) Gideon Koekoek, 21-11-2007, Popular scientific lecture in Arnhem