Author/Authors :
Amico، نويسنده , , P and Bosi، نويسنده , , L and Gammaitoni، نويسنده , , L and Losurdo، نويسنده , , G and Marchesoni، نويسنده , , F and Mazzoni، نويسنده , , M and Punturo، نويسنده , , M and Stanga، نويسنده , , R and Toncelli، نويسنده , , A and Tonelli، نويسنده , , M and Travasso، نويسنده , , F and Vetrano، نويسنده , , F and Vocca، نويسنده , , H، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Thermal noise in mirror suspension is and will be the most severe fundamental limit to the low-frequency sensitivity of interferometric gravitational wave detectors currently under construction. The technical solutions, adopted in the Virgo detector, optimize the current suspension scheme, but new materials and new designs are needed to further reduce the suspension thermal noise. Silicon fibers are promising candidates both for room temperature advanced detectors and for future cryogenic interferometric detectors.