Mechanical losses associated with the technique of hydroxide-catalysis bonding of fused silica

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 246, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 471-478

  Rowan, S ^a   Twyford, S M ^a   Hough, J ^a   Gwo, D H ^b   Route, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fused silica; Gravitational waves; Hydroxide catalysis bonding; Q factor; Thermal noise

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; THERMAL NOISE;

GEO 600; GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; HYDROXIDE CATALYSIS BONDINGS; MECHANICAL LOSS; Q-FACTORS; SILICA SUSPENSIONS;

FUSED SILICA;

EID: 0042325385     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00533-7     Document Type: Article

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