İtalya, Viyana'da Einstein Teleskobu'nu Canlandırdı

In Vienna, Italy Revives the Einstein Telescope

(ANSA) - VIENNA, 02 LUG - On June 30, the Italian Embassy in Vienna hosted the event “Einstein Telescope: exploring the dark universe from underground” at the Metternich Palace on the sidelines of the 34th edition of the Bonaudi-Chiavassa International School on Particle Detectors. The initiative was actively supported and promoted by the “Association for Scientific Exchanges between Austria and Italy,” in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics, the University of Turin, the Technische Universität Wien, and the Atominstitut—which hosted the school’s sessions—as well as the Marietta Blau Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Through this event, the public had the opportunity to learn about and gain a deeper understanding of this ambitious project of European and international significance, in which Italy and Italian scientists play a central role. The initiative is part of the activities carried out by the Italian Embassy in Vienna to support research and scientific promotion, as well as the MECI’s strategy to promote Italian Research Day Around the World. In his opening remarks, Ambassador Giovanni Pugliese emphasized the Embassy’s commitment to scientific diplomacy: “The Italian Embassy in Vienna, as Assai attests, is actively engaged in science diplomacy as a means to help strengthen the already solid ties between Austria and Italy, thereby expanding their collaboration in the fields of science and research.” Subsequent speakers included Jochen Schieck, Director of the Marietta Blau Institute, who highlighted the MBI’s interest in co-organizing this school—which, for the first time in its 34th edition, is taking place outside Italy—along with the scientific and strategic value of the Einstein Telescope project for Austria, and Marco Maggiora, Director of the INFN Turin Section, who described the history of this school dedicated to cutting-edge developments in the field of particle detectors, as well as the commitment that this organization is investing in the international Einstein Telescope project, a project of strategic interest to Italy. The presentation of this project, the centerpiece of the event, was the focus of the talk by Michele Punturo, Research Director at INFN, former coordinator of the international Einstein Telescope collaboration, and coordinator of the Italian ETIC project. Punturo had the opportunity to explain the basic concepts related to the importance of observing gravitational waves—predicted by Einstein and observed for the first time in 2015— the detection techniques used in the project, the challenges associated with selecting a site for the construction of this underground interferometer—including the status of the Sardinia Region’s bid, which is strongly supported by the Italian government—and, finally, the future stages of development for the initiative, which has long been included in the European Commission’s research infrastructure roadmap (ESFRI). The evening concluded with a lively question-and-answer session, which saw active participation from the audience (about eighty people in attendance, including the 40 international students enrolled in the school). Read article...