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A new paper about characterization of core optics in GW-detectors published
Characterization of Core Optics in Gravitational-Wave Detectors: Case Study of KAGRA Sapphire Mirrors
Eiichi Hirose, GariLynn Billingsley, Liyuan Zhang, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Laurent Pinard, Christoph Michel, Danièle Forest, Bill Reichman, and Mark Gross
Phys. Rev. Applied 14, 014021 – Published 8 July 2020
July 8, 2020
"STAR" is now on a paper
Building a setup capable of characterizing large and low-loss optics: “STAR”
Jun 19, 2020
A setup for very-low-loss optics, "STAR" launched
STAR, a setup for high accuracy optical characterization, capable of measuring scattering, absorption, and reflection of both coating and bulk, has been launched
Nov 2, 2019
A paper about inhomogeneity-effect of sapphire substrate on GW-detector published
Influence of nonuniformity in sapphire substrates for a gravitational wave telescope
K. Somiya, E. Hirose, and Y. Michimura
Phys. Rev. D 100, 082005 – Published 30 October 2019
Oct 30, 2019
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