The mechanical loss of tin (II) oxide thin-film coatings for charge mitigation in future gravitational wave detectors

Reid, S. et al. (2012) The mechanical loss of tin (II) oxide thin-film coatings for charge mitigation in future gravitational wave detectors. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 29(3), 035002. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/29/3/035002)

Abstract

Electrostatic charging of the mirrors and suspensions in interferometric gravitational wave detectors may compromise aspects of both the sensitivity and control of current and planned instruments. The use of conductive coatings of tin (II) oxide as a possible charge mitigation technique is investigated here, where we report measurements of the optical loss and mechanical loss for the first time at frequencies of interest for gravitational wave detection.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Heptonstall, Dr Alastair and Rowan, Professor Sheila and Martin, Dr Iain and Hammond, Professor Giles and Hough, Professor James and Reid, Professor Stuart and Cumming, Dr Alan and Tokmakov, Dr Kirill and Cunningham, Dr Liam and Murray, Dr Peter
• Authors: Reid, S., Martin, I.W., Cumming, A., Cunningham, L., Fejer, M.M., Hammond, G., Heptonstall, A., Hough, J., Markosyan, A., Murray, P., Route, R., Rowan, S., and Tokmakov, K.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Research Centre: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy > Institute for Gravitational Research
• Journal Name: Classical and Quantum Gravity
• Publisher: Institute of Physics
• ISSN: 0264-9381
• Published Online: 12 January 2012