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physics.optics2025
Beijing Normal University 12-meter Interferometric kHz GW Detector Prototype: Design and Scientific Prospects
Mengyao Wang, Fan Zhang, Xinyao Guo +17
Current gravitational-wave detectors have achieved remarkable sensitivity around 100 Hz, enabling ground-breaking discoveries. Enhancing sensitivity at higher frequencies in the ki…
physics.optics2024
Characterisation of birefringence inhomogeneity of KAGRA sapphire mirrors from transmitted wavefront error measurements
Haoyu Wang, Yoichi Aso, Matteo Leonardi +7
Cooling down test masses to cryogenic temperatures is a way to reduce the thermal noise of gravitational wave detectors. Crystalline materials are considered the most promising mat…