Extending the VIRGO gravitational wave detection band down to a few Hz: Metal blade springs and magnetic antisprings

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 394, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 397-408

  Beccaria, M ^g   Bernardini, M ^g   Bougleux, E ^a   Braccini, S ^b   Bradaschia, C ^g   Casciano, C ^g   Cella, G ^g   Cuoco, E ^g   D'Ambrosio, E ^g   De Carolis, G ^g   Del Fabbro, R ^g   De Salvo, R ^g   Di Virgilio, A ^g   Ferrante, I ^g   Fidecaro, F ^g   Flaminio, R ^c   Gaddi, A ^g   Gennai, A ^g   Gennaro, G ^d   Giazotto, A ^g   Holloway, L ^e   La Penna, P ^g   Losurdo, G ^b   Malik, S ^g   Mancini, S ^g   Nicolas, J ^f   Palla, F ^g   Pan, H B ^g   Paoletti, F ^g   Pasqualetti, A ^g   Passuello, D ^g   Poggiani, R ^g   Popolizio, P ^g   Raffaelli, F ^g   Vicere, A ^g   Waharte, F ^f   Zhang, Z ^g   more..

^a Dipto Astronomia Sci dello Spazio   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^c LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^d PROMEC   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Gravitational wave detection; Seismic isolation

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SEISMIC WAVES; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); VIBRATION CONTROL;

BLADE SPRINGS; INTERFEROMETRIC GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; MAGNETIC ANTISPRINGS; MECHANICAL FILTERS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0031186735     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00661-X     Document Type: Article

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