Hostname: page-component-586b7cd67f-dlnhk Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-29T22:57:51.639Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

The Use of Cryogenic Techniques to Achieve High Sensitivity in Gravitational Wave Detectors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2017

S. P. Boughn ,
W. M. Fairbank ,
M. S. McASHAN ,
H. J. Paik ,
R. C. Taber ,
T. P. Bernat ,
D. G. Blair  and
W. O. Hamilton
S. P. Boughn
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. 94305, U.S.A.
W. M. Fairbank
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. 94305, U.S.A.
M. S. McASHAN
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. 94305, U.S.A.
H. J. Paik
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. 94305, U.S.A.
R. C. Taber
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. 94305, U.S.A.
T. P. Bernat
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. 70803, U.S.A.
D. G. Blair
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. 70803, U.S.A.
W. O. Hamilton
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. 70803, U.S.A.

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

Cryogenic detectors for gravitational wave astronomy promise greatly improved sensitivity over room temperature detectors. The 3 mK detector which we have under construction should give an improvement of 106 over existing detectors. The cryogenic antennae are described and the calculated low temperature performance is detailed. New superconducting instrumentation is described.

Type
Part I: Gravitational Radiation
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 64: Gravitational Radiation and Gravitational Collapse , 1974 , pp. 40 - 51
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1974 

References

Fairbank, W. M., et al.: 1972, in Bertotti, B. (ed.), Proc. Varenna Conf., in press.Google Scholar
Giacconi, R., et al.: 1971–1972, series of articles in Astrophys. J. Letters. For a summary see e.g. Gursky, H.: 1972, in DeWitt, Cécile M. and DeWitt, B. S. (eds.), Black Holes, Gordon and Breach, New York.Google Scholar
Gibbons, G. and Hawking, S.: 1971, Phys. Rev. D4, 2191.Google Scholar
Giffard, R. P., et al.: 1972, J. Low Temp. Phys. 6, 533.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hewish, A., et al.: 1968, Nature 217, 709.Google Scholar
Klebesadal, R. W., et al.: 1973, Astrophys. J. Letters 182, L85.Google Scholar
Paik, H. J.: 1972, in Bertotti, B. (ed.), Proc. Varenna Conf., in press.Google Scholar
Ruffini, R. and Wheeler, J. A.: 1971, in Hardy, V. and Moore, H. (eds.), The Significance of Space Research for Fundamental Physics, ESRO Publication SP-52, Paris, p. 45.Google Scholar
Ruffini, R.: 1972, in DeWitt, Cécile M. and DeWitt, B. S. (eds.), Black Holes, Gordon and Breach, New York.Google Scholar
Silver, A. H. and Zimmerman, J. E.: 1967, Phys. Rev. 157, 317.Google Scholar
Tyson, J. A.: 1971, Sixth International Conference on Gravitation and Relativity, Copenhagen.Google Scholar
Weber, J.: 1960, Phys. Rev. 117, 306.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Weber, J.: 1961, General Relativity and Gravitational Radiation, Interscience Publishers, Inc., New York.Google Scholar
Weber, J.: 1970, Phys. Rev. Letters 24, 276.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Weber, J.: 1972, in Bertotti, B. (ed.), Proc. Varenna Conf., in press.Google Scholar
Zimmerman, J. E.: 1972, Cryogenics 12, 19.CrossRefGoogle Scholar