Mechanical quality factor of a sapphire fiber at cryogenic temperatures

被引:33
作者
Uchiyama, T
Tomaru, T
Tatsumi, D
Miyoki, S
Ohashi, M
Kuroda, K
Suzuki, T
Yamamoto, A
Shintomi, T
机构
[1] KEK, Cryogen Sci Ctr, High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, ICRR, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778582, Japan
关键词
cryogenies; gravitational wave detector; laser interferometer; thermal noise; sapphire; mechanical quality factor;
D O I
10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00514-4
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A mechanical quality factor of 1.1 x 10(7) was obtained for the 199 Hz bending vibrational mode in a monocrystalline sapphire fiber at 6 K. Consequently. we confirm that pendulum thermal noise of cryogenic mirrors used for gravitational wave detectors can be reduced by the sapphire fiber suspension. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:310 / 315
页数:6
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