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Summary of the long term data taking, related to one of the proposed next generation ground-based gravitational detector’s location is presented here. Results of seismic and infrasound noise, electromagnetic attenuation and cosmic muon radiation measurements are reported in the underground Matra Gravitational and Geophysical Laboratory near Gyöngyösoroszi, Hungary. The collected seismic data of more than two years is evaluated from the point of view of the Einstein Telescope, a proposed third generation underground gravitational wave observatory. Applying our results for the site selection will significantly improve the signal to noise ratio of the multi-messenger astrophysics era, especially at the low frequency regime.
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Ván, P., Barnaföldi, G.G., Bulik, T. et al. Long term measurements from the Mátra Gravitational and Geophysical Laboratory. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 228, 1693–1743 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2019-900153-1
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