Active control of a balanced two-stage pendulum vibration isolation system and its application to laser interferometric gravity wave detectors

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1144088· OSTI ID:5408891

Veitch, P J; Robertson, N A; Cantley, C A; Hough, J ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ (United Kingdom)

The investigation of the servo control of the position of the bottom mass in a balanced two-stage pendulum vibration isolation system is reported. Experimental results for a simple prototype system and predictions based on a model presented in this paper are in good agreement. The application of such a system to a high-sensitivity laser interferometric gravity wave detector is discussed.

• OSTI ID: 5408891
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States), Vol. 64:5; ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS
DESIGN
INTERFEROMETERS
PENDULUMS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
RADIATION DETECTORS
661310* - Relativity & Gravitation- (1992-)