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Mirror Thermal Noise in Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors

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Rao, Shanti Raja (2003) Mirror Thermal Noise in Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5W0V-QB90. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05092003-153759

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Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:dielectric stack thermal expansion; interferometer; photothermal effect; thermal noise; thermoelastic damping
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Major Option:Physics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Libbrecht, Kenneth George
Group:LIGO
Thesis Committee:
  • Libbrecht, Kenneth George (chair)
  • Barish, Barry C.
  • Mabuchi, Hideo
  • Thorne, Kip S.
Defense Date:15 May 2003
Other Numbering System:
Other Numbering System NameOther Numbering System ID
LIGO Document NumberLIGO-P030025
Additional Information:The LIGO Observatories were constructed by the California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology with funding from the National Science Foundation under cooperative agreement PHY 9210038. The LIGO Laboratory operates under cooperative agreement PHY-0107417. This thesis has been assigned LIGO Document Number LIGO-P030025.
Funders:
Funding AgencyGrant Number
NSFPHY 9210038
NSFPHY-0107417
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-05092003-153759
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05092003-153759
DOI:10.7907/5W0V-QB90
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:1696
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
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Deposited On:29 May 2003
Last Modified:12 Feb 2021 00:39

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