Re-evaluation of the mechanical loss factor of hydroxide-catalysis bonds and its significance for the next generation of gravitational wave detectors

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

Volumn 374, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 3993-3998

  Cunningham, L ^a   Murray, P G ^a   Cumming, A ^a   Elliffe, E J ^a   Hammond, G D ^a   Haughian, K ^a   Hough, J ^a   Hendry, M ^a   Jones, R ^a   Martin, I W ^a   Reid, S ^a   Rowan, S ^a   Scott, J ^a   Strain, K A ^a   Tokmakov, K ^a,b   Torrie, C ^a,c   Van Veggel, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravitational wave detectors; Hydroxide catalysis bonding; Thermal noise

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; SIGNAL DETECTION; THERMAL NOISE;

GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; HYDROXIDE CATALYSIS BONDINGS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MECHANICAL LOSS; PRACTICAL TESTS; RE-EVALUATION;

GRAVITY WAVES;

EID: 77956056711     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2010.07.049     Document Type: Article

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