The dependence of test-mass thermal noises on beam shape in gravitational-wave interferometers

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 24, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 4491-4512

  Lovelace, Geoffrey ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 34548137371     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/24/17/014     Document Type: Article

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