Three Page Place Holder Document for OIC 2010 Conference - Thermal Noise in Coatings

Document #:

LIGO-G1000015-v1

Document type:

G - Presentations (eg Graphics)

Abstract:

This paper will discuss the importance of thermal noise in optical coatings for gravitational wave detectors, its definition, merit figure, and approaches towards minimizing it with design, materials selection, and material modification. Experimental and ab initio computational materials modeling results

Files in Document:

• LIGO-G1000015-v1 (Thermal Noise in Optical Coatings OI...pdf (198.9 kB)

Topics:

• Basic R&D

Authors:

• Rand Dannenberg

Keywords:

OIC Conference Thermal Noise Coatings Working Group

Notes and Changes:

NOTE - THIS PLACEHOLDER DOCUMENT IS FOR A POSTER SESSION AND 5 MINUTE TALK AT THE OIC 6/2010.

I NEED TO GET IT UPLOADED TO THE OIC BY JANUARY 28, 2010!!!