Elastic modes frequencies in the mirrors with 'ears' for parametric oscillatory instability in advanced LIGO interferometer

2008
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.A 372 (2008) 6305-6308

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
We discuss the importance of accurate numerical calculation of elastic modes in the mirrors with suspension ears in advanced LIGO interferometer to enable precise predictions of parametric oscillatory instability problem. We show that ears of test masses produce additional shift of elastic modes frequencies which is larger than relaxation rate of optical modes. These shifts may increase the possibility of parametric oscillatory instability.
  • stability
  • mirror: oscillation
  • interferometer
  • optics
  • numerical calculations
  • mass: perturbation
  • Parametric oscillatory instability
  • LIGO interferometer
  • 43.40.+s
  • 42.65.Es