Birefringence measurements of sapphire test masses for laser interferometer gravitational wave detector F - Description

Benabid M Notcutt L Ju DG Blair Physics Department University of Western Australia Nedlands WA 6907 Australia Abstract We report measurements of the birefringence of a high purity polished sapphire sample to determine the fringe contrast attainable ID: 26125 Download Pdf

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