E-Test

Einstein Telescope EMR Site & Technology

The Einstein Telescope will open a new window on the Universe through the observation of gravitational waves. Its infrastructure will be buried 300 meter below the surface to reduce human-, wind- and ground-induced vibrations and movements. The Interreg project E-TEST is a very important step of the Einstein Telescope, as it will be a proof of concept, both on the prototype side and on the geological side.

E-TEST will build a prototype – a large suspended mirror at cryogenic temperature (10Kelvin) – to validate the telescope’s technology. It will also run an underground study to map and model the geology of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine. This will allow to define the optimal design and location of the future Einstein Telescope. The project is a major scientific breakthrough but will also have a significant economic impact on the SME of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine.

11 partners from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands work jointly towards establishing an Einstein Telescope in the Region Meuse-Rhine: Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik ILT, Hasselt University, KU Leuven University, Maastricht University, Nikhef – National Institute for Subatomic Physics, NMWP Management GmbH, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), RWTH Aachen University, Université catholique de Louvain, and the University of Liège as Lead Partner.

More information can be found on the project website.