Reduction of thermal fluctuations in a cryogenic laser interferometric gravitational wave detector

Takashi Uchiyama*, Shinji Miyoki, Souichi Telada, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Masatake Ohashi, Kazuhiro Agatsuma, Koji Arai, Masa Katsu Fujimoto, Tomiyoshi Haruyama, Seiji Kawamura, Osamu Miyakawa, Naoko Ohishi, Takanori Saito, Takakazu Shintomi, Toshikazu Suzuki, Ryutaro Takahashi, Daisuke Tatsumi

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研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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The thermal fluctuation of mirror surfaces is the fundamental limitation for interferometric gravitational wave (GW) detectors. Here, we experimentally demonstrate for the first time a reduction in a mirror's thermal fluctuation in a GW detector with sapphire mirrors from the Cryogenic Laser Interferometer Observatory at 17 and 18K. The detector sensitivity, which was limited by the mirror's thermal fluctuation at room temperature, was improved in the frequency range of 90 to 240Hz by cooling the mirrors. The improved sensitivity reached a maximum of 2.2×10 -19m/√Hz at 165Hz.

本文言語英語
論文番号141101
ジャーナルPhysical Review Letters
108
14
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 2012/04/03

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  • 物理学および天文学一般

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