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A Vacuum-Compatible Cylindrical Inertial Rotation Sensor with Picoradian Sensitivity
M. P. Ross, J. van Dongen, Y. Huang +15
We describe an inertial rotation sensor with a 30-cm cylindrical proof-mass suspended from a pair of 14-m thick BeCu flexures. The angle between the proof-mass and support struc…
A Cryogenic Torsion Balance Using a Liquid-Cryogen Free, Ultra-Low Vibration Cryostat
S. M. Fleischer, M. P. Ross, K. Venkateswara +5
We describe a liquid-cryogen free cryostat with ultra-low vibration levels which allows for continuous operation of a torsion balance at cryogenic temperatures. The apparatus uses…
A Low-Frequency Torsion Pendulum with Interferometric Readout
M. P. Ross, K. Venkateswara, C. A. Hagedorn +6
We describe a torsion pendulum with a large mass-quadrupole moment and a resonant frequency of 2.8 mHz, whose angle is measured using a modified Michelson interferometer. The syste…
Towards windproofing LIGO: Reducing the effect of wind-driven floor tilt by using rotation sensors in active seismic isolation
Michael P. Ross, Krishna Venkateswara, Conor Mow-Lowry +9
Modern gravitational-wave observatories require robust low-frequency active seismic isolation in order to keep the interferometer at its ideal operating conditions. Seismometers ar…
A high-precision mechanical absolute-rotation sensor
Krishna Venkateswara, Charles A. Hagedorn, Matthew D. Turner +2
We have developed a mechanical absolute-rotation sensor capable of resolving ground rotation angle of less than 1 nrad above mHz and 0.2 nrad$/\sqrt{\text{H…
A reference-beam autocollimator with nanoradian sensitivity from mHz to kHz and dynamic range of 10^7
T. B. Arp, C. A. Hagedorn, S. Schlamminger +1
We describe an autocollimating optical angle sensor with a dynamic range of 9 mrad and nrad/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity at frequencies from 5 mHz to 3 kHz. This work improves the standard…
Picoradian deflection measurement with an interferometric quasi-autocollimator using weak value amplification
Matthew D. Turner, Charles A. Hagedorn, Stephan Schlamminger +1
We present an "interferometric quasi-autocollimator" that employs weak value amplification to measure angular deflections of a target mirror. The device has been designed to be ins…