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gr-qc2003★ 13 cited
Effects of electrical charging on the mechanical Q of a fused silica disk
Michael J. Mortonson, Christophoros C. Vassiliou, David J. Ottaway +2
We report on the effects of an electrical charge on mechanical loss of a fused silica disk. A degradation of Q was seen that correlated with charge on the surface of the sample. We…
gr-qc2003★ 164 cited
Mechanical Loss in Tantala/Silica Dielectric Mirror Coatings
Steven D. Penn, Peter H. Sneddon, Helena Armandula +13
Current interferometric gravitational wave detectors use test masses with mirror coatings formed from multiple layers of dielectric materials, most commonly alternating layers of S…