The creep problem in the VIRGO suspensions: A possible solution using Maraging steel

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

Volumn 404, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 455-469

  Beccaria, M ^a,b   Bernardini, M ^a   Braccini, S ^a,b   Bradaschia, C ^a   Cagnoli, G ^d,e   Casciano, C ^a   Cella, G ^a,b   Cuoco, E ^a,b   Dattilo, V ^a   De Carolis, G ^a   De Salvo, R ^a   Di Virgilio, A ^a   Feng, G T ^a   Ferrante, I ^a,b   Fidecaro, F ^a,b   Frasconi, F ^a   Gaddi, A ^a   Gammaitoni, L ^c,d   Gennai, A ^a   Giazotto, A ^a   Holloway, L ^a,c   Kovalik, J ^c   La Penna, P ^a,b   Losurdo, G ^a,f   Malik, S ^a   Mancini, S ^a,b   Marchesoni, F ^c,g   Nicolas, J ^b   Palla, F ^a   Pan, H B ^a   Paoletti, F ^a   Pasqualetti, A ^a   Passuello, D ^a   Poggiani, R ^a,b   Popolizio, P ^a   Punturo, M ^c   Raffaelli, F ^a   Rubino, V ^a   Valentini, R ^b   Vicere, A ^a,b   Waharte, F ^b   Zhang, Z ^a   more..

^a INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^e University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^f SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gravitational wave detection; Microcreep; Suspension of interferometer mirrors

Indexed keywords

CREEP; GRAVITY WAVES; INTERFEROMETRY; MARAGING STEEL; SHOT NOISE; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STRESSES; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); VIBRATION CONTROL;

INTERFEROMETRIC GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; MICROCREEP;

GRAVIMETERS;

EID: 0032002519     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01123-6     Document Type: Article

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