Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1997
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Classical and Quantum Gravity, Volume 14, Issue 6, pp. 1537-1541 (1997).
Physics
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This paper describes some investigations into the construction of a monolithic fused silica test mass suspension for use in interferometric gravitational wave detectors. We summarize results showing that the material Q factor of standard fused quartz in the form of ribbons is of a level which makes it suitable for use as a suspension material for the test masses of long baseline gravitational wave detectors and then present measurements of the Q factor of the pendulum mode of a non-conducting mass suspended on cylindrical fibres of fused quartz. Our results show that electrostatic charging of the mass can result in a significant decrease in the pendulum mode Q factor.
Hough James
Hutchins Roger
Rowan Sheila
Twyford S.
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