282 citations · 341 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
gr-qc2004★ 24 cited
Stabilization of a Fabry-Perot interferometer using a suspension-point interferometer
Y. Aso, M. Ando, K. Kawabe +2
A suspension-point interferometer (SPI) is an auxiliary interferometer for active vibration isolation, implemented at the suspension points of the mirrors of an interferometric gra…
gr-qc2004★ 35 cited
Systematic measurement of the intrinsic losses in various kinds of bulk fused silica
K. Numata, K. Yamamoto, H. Ishimoto +4
We systematically measured and compared the mechanical losses of various kinds of bulk fused silica. Their quality factors ranged widely from 7x10^5 to 4x10^7, the latter being one…
astro-ph2001★ 282 cited
Stable Operation of a 300-m Laser Interferometer with Sufficient Sensitivity to Detect Gravitational-Wave Events within our Galaxy
Masaki Ando, the TAMA collaboration
TAMA300, an interferometric gravitational-wave detector with 300-m baseline length, has been developed and operated with sufficient sensitivity to detect gravitational-wave events…