Detection bench electronic racks (January 2016)

Detection bench electronic racks (January 2016)

Detection bench electronic racks (January 2016)

Three racks hosting the electronics to control the superattenuator where a bench used to acquire the interference pattern is suspended and the electronics to control the optical elements installed on this bench.
On the background, vacuum enclosure of superattenuators are visible.

Credits: The Virgo collaboration/LAPP

Album: Instruments – Computing/Electronics

Tags: #Electronics #rack #superattenuator #Virgo

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Virgo optical patch panel (January 2016)

Virgo optical patch panel (January 2016)

Optical fibers are used to acquire and transmit the digital data from sub-systems to sub-systems over the whole Virgo interferometer. Patch panels are used to ease the optical fiber installation.
Electronics racks are visible in reflection on the door.

Credits: The Virgo collaboration/LAPP

Album: Instruments – Computing/Electronics

Tags: #Electronics #optical fiber #patch panel #rack

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