Cryogenic measurement of the optical absorption coefficient in sapphire crystals at 1.064 μm for the large-scale cryogenic gravitational wave telescope

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作者
Tomaru, T [1 ]
Uchiyama, T
Tatsumi, D
Miyoki, S
Ohashi, M
Kuroda, K
Suzuki, T
Yamamoto, A
Shintomi, T
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, ICRR, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778582, Japan
[2] High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
关键词
optical absorption; sapphire; cryogenics; laser calorimetry; gravitational wave detector; laser interferometer; LCGT;
D O I
10.1016/S0375-9601(01)00191-8
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have applied laser calorimetry to the measurement of optical absorption in mono-crystalline sapphire at cryogenic temperatures. Sapphire is a promising candidate for the mirror substrates of the large-scale cryogenic gravitational wave telescope, The optical absorption coefficients of different sapphire samples at a wavelength of 1.064 mum at 5 K were found to average 90 ppm/cm. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:5
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