ULTRALOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR USING A PENDULUM WITH CROSSED SUSPENSION WIRES

被引:18
作者
BARTON, MA
KURODA, K
机构
[1] Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Tanashi, Tokyo 188
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D O I
10.1063/1.1144506
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A pendulum using four suspension wires in an X formation is described which can provide an arbitrarily long period in one dimension. Design equations are derived, and tested experimentally. A number of applications are outlined, including a low-frequency vibration isolation system for a laser-interferometric gravity wave observatory. © 1994 American Institute of Physics.
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