Finite element modelling of the mechanical loss of silica suspension fibres for advanced gravitational wave detectors

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Cumming, A ^a   Heptonstall, A ^b   Kumar, R ^a   Cunningham, W ^a   Torrie, C ^b   Barton, M ^b   Strain, K A ^a   Hough, J ^a   Rowan, S ^a  

^a Scottish Universities Physics Alliance   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 70350591183     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/21/215012     Document Type: Article

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