2 papers
astro-ph.IM2020
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…
physics.ins-det2017
Demonstration of a switchable damping system to allow low-noise operation of high-Q low-mass suspension systems
Jan-Simon Hennig, Bryan W. Barr, Angus S. Bell +16
Low mass suspension systems with high-Q pendulum stages are used to enable quantum radiation pressure noise limited experiments. Utilising multiple pendulum stages with vertical bl…