Feedforward correction of mirror misalignment fluctuations for the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3093-3104

  Smith, J R ^a   Grote, H ^a   Hewitson, M ^a   Hild, S ^a   Luck H ^a   Parsons, M ^b,c   Strain, K A ^b   Willke, B ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22544475003     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/14/018     Document Type: Article

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