Optomechanical issues in the gravitational wave detector Advanced VIRGO

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 12, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 888-897

  Chaibi, Walid ^a   Bondu, François ^b  

^a Observatoire de la Co and Circte d'Azur   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Gravitational waves; Optical cavities; Optical spring; Radiation pressure noise

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955235565     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2011.07.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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