Vibration isolation for broadband gravitational wave antennas

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1137923· OSTI ID:6591841

Saulson, P R

We discuss an active vibration isolation system which is a prototype of an isolation system for an interferometric gravitational wave antenna. Particular attention is paid to factors which limit the isolation which can be achieved. We were able to reduce the effective resonant frequency of the test mass to 0.04 Hz. Between 3 and 8 Hz, this was sufficient to bring the motion of the test mass within a factor of 2 of its Brownian motion amplitude.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
• OSTI ID: 6591841
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States), Vol. 55:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS
INTERFEROMETERS
MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS
ANTENNAS
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
INTERFEROMETRY
RESONANCE
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
RADIATION DETECTORS
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