X-Ray Micro-densitometry of Amorphous MoRuB for LIGO Flex 对LIGO Flex的无定形morub X射线微密度.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 22LIGO-T020157-00-DX-Ray Micro-densitometry of Amorphous MoRuB for LIGO Flex-Joint Mirror SuspensionsEric Adam KortMentor: Dr. Riccardo DeSalvoAbstract Suspension thermal noise has become a limitation in the resolution of the Advanced LIGO interferometer, hindering our ability to detect gravity waves at low frequency. The present baseline solution, fused silica fibers, has many inherent problems that are difficult to overcome. Oxidation presents the most significant problem, as it weakens the fiber and lowers the quality factor, severely limiting the theoretical advantages of usi