A new apparatus for mechanical Q-factor measurements between 5 and 300 K

Cryogenics

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 718-723

  Nawrodt, R ^a   Zimmer, A ^a   Nietzsche, S ^a   Thurk M ^a   Vodel, W ^a   Seidel, P ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Liquid helium (B); Mechanical properties (C); Optical techniques (D)

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; QUARTZ; SUPERFLUID HELIUM; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL NOISE; WAVE EFFECTS;

CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ; DETECTION BAND; Q-FACTOR MEASUREMENTS; WAVE DETECTORS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 33747829626     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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