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most citedSensitivity Studies for Third-Generation Gravitational Wave Observatories

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gr-qc2021★ 1 cited

3G R&D: R&D for the Next Generation of Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

David McClelland, Harald Lueck, Rana Adhikari +43

To deliver on the promise of next generation gravitational-wave observatories, a sustained and coordinated detector research and development program is required. This report examin…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 201 cited

A Cryogenic Silicon Interferometer for Gravitational-wave Detection

Rana X Adhikari, Odylio Aguiar, Koji Arai +108

The detection of gravitational waves from compact binary mergers by LIGO has opened the era of gravitational wave astronomy, revealing a previously hidden side of the cosmos. To ma…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 216 cited

Gravitational Wave Detection by Interferometry (Ground and Space)

Matthew Pitkin, Stuart Reid, Sheila Rowan +1

Significant progress has been made in recent years on the development of gravitational wave detectors. Sources such as coalescing compact binary systems, neutron stars in low-mass…

gr-qc2010★ 1.1k cited

Sensitivity Studies for Third-Generation Gravitational Wave Observatories

S. Hild, M. Abernathy, F. Acernese +136

Advanced gravitational wave detectors, currently under construction, are expected to directly observe gravitational wave signals of astrophysical origin. The Einstein Telescope, a…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2010★ 36 cited

Investigation of mechanical losses of thin silicon flexures at low temperatures

R. Nawrodt, C. Schwarz, S. Kroker +15

The investigation of the mechanical loss of different silicon flexures in a temperature region from 5 to 300 K is presented. The flexures have been prepared by different fabricatio…

gr-qc2008★ 58 cited

Measurements of a low temperature mechanical dissipation peak in a single layer of Ta2O5 doped with TiO2

I Martin, H Armandula, C Comtet +19

Thermal noise arising from mechanical dissipation in oxide coatings is a major limitation to many precision measurement systems, including optical frequency standards, high resolut…