Advanced LIGO two-stage twelve-axis vibration isolation and positioning platform. Part 2: Experimental investigation and tests results

Precision Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue , 2015, Pages 287-297

  Matichard, F ^a,b   Lantz, B ^c   Mason, K ^a   Mittleman, R ^a   Abbott, B ^b   Abbott, S ^b   Allwine, E ^e   Barnum, S ^a   Birch, J ^d   Biscans, S ^a   Clark, D ^c   Coyne, D ^b   Debra, D ^c   Derosa, R ^f   Foley, S ^a   Fritschel, P ^a   Giaime, J A ^d,f   Gray, C ^e   Grabeel, G ^e   Hanson, J ^d   Hillard, M ^a   Kissel, J ^e   Kucharczyk, C ^c   Le Roux, A ^d   Lhuillier, V ^e   MacInnis, M ^a   O'Reilly, B ^d   Ottaway, D ^a   Paris, H ^e   Puma, M ^d   Radkins, H ^e   Ramet, C ^d   Robinson, M ^e   Ruet, L ^a   Sareen, P ^a   Shoemaker, D ^a   Stein, A ^a   Thomas, J ^d   Vargas, M ^d   Warner, J ^e   more..

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LIGO LIVINGSTON OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^e LIGO HANFORD OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active isolation; Low noise instrument; Multi axis platform; Passive isolation; Positioning system; Seismic isolation; Vacuum compatible; Vibration isolation; Vibration isolator

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; SEISMOLOGY;

ACTIVE ISOLATION; LOW NOISE; MULTI-AXIS; PASSIVE ISOLATION; POSITIONING SYSTEM; SEISMIC ISOLATION; VIBRATION ISOLATIONS; VIBRATION ISOLATORS;

OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 84923047755     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2014.11.010     Document Type: Article

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