Point absorbers in Advanced LIGO

Small, highly absorbing points are randomly present on the surfaces of the main interferometer optics in Advanced LIGO. The resulting nano-meter scale thermo-elastic deformations and substrate lenses from these micron-scale absorbers significantly reduces the sensitivity of the interferometer direct...

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Main Author: Mavalvala, Nergis (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Optical Society, 2022-04-28T13:12:52Z.
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