Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Wang, H
• Blair, C
• Dovale Álvarez, M
• Brooks, A
• Kasprzack, M F
• Ramette, J
• Meyers, P M
• Kaufer, S
• O'Reilly, B
• Mow-Lowry, C M
• Freise, A

Titel

Thermal modelling of Advanced LIGO test masses

Ist Teil von

• Classical and quantum gravity, 2017-06, Vol.34 (11), p.115001

Ort / Verlag

IOP Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• High-reflectivity fused silica mirrors are at the epicentre of today's advanced gravitational wave detectors. In these detectors, the mirrors interact with high power laser beams. As a result of finite absorption in the high reflectivity coatings the mirrors suffer from a variety of thermal effects that impact on the detectors' performance. We propose a model of the Advanced LIGO mirrors that introduces an empirical term to account for the radiative heat transfer between the mirror and its surroundings. The mechanical mode frequency is used as a probe for the overall temperature of the mirror. The thermal transient after power build-up in the optical cavities is used to refine and test the model. The model provides a coating absorption estimate of 1.5-2.0 ppm and estimates that 0.3 to 1.3 ppm of the circulating light is scattered onto the ring heater.