High-sensitivity tool for studying phonon related mechanical losses in low loss materials

Details High-sensitivity tool for studying phonon related mechanical losses in low loss materials High-sensitivity tool for studying phonon related mechanical losses in low loss materials

2007-09-13

arxiv.org/abs/0709.2093v1

J.Phys.Conf.Ser.92:012183,2007

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

4 pages, 3 figures, proceedings of PHONONS07, submitted to Journal of Physics: Conference Series

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10.1088/1742-6596/92/1/012183

Fundamental mechanical loss mechanisms exist even in very pure materials, for instance, due to the interactions of excited acoustic waves with thermal phonons. A reduction of these losses in a certain frequency range is desired in high precision instruments like gravitational wave detectors. Systematic analyses of the mechanical losses in those low loss materials are essential for this aim, performed in a highly sensitive experimental set-up. Our novel method of mechanical spectroscopy, cryogenic resonant acoustic spectroscopy of bulk materials (CRA spectroscopy), is well suited to systematically determine losses at the resonant frequencies of the samples of less than 10^(-9) in the wide temperature range from 5 to 300 K. A high precision set-up in a specially built cryostat allows contactless excitation and readout of the oscillations of the sample. The experimental set-up and measuring procedure are described. Limitations to our experiment due to external loss mechanisms are analysed. The influence of the suspension system as well as the sample preparation is explained.

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