Abstract
Low acoustic loss suspension systems and materials are essential for gravitational wave detectors. We present a design methodology which allows accurately predictable acoustic losses at the level of Q(-1) similar to 2 x 10(-8) in sapphire test masses. The results and procedures are widely applicable to the design of any low loss suspension system. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 37-42 |
| Journal | Physics Letters A |
| Volume | 246 |
| Issue number | N/A |
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| Publication status | Published - 1998 |