P Barriga et al 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S199 doi:10.1088/0264-9381/22/10/010
P Barriga1, M Barton2, D G Blair1, A Brooks3, R Burman1, R Burston4, E J Chin1, J Chow5, D Coward1, B Cusack5, G de Vine5, J Degallaix1, J C Dumas1, M Feat1, S Gras1, M Gray5, M Hamilton3, D Hosken3, E Howell1, J S Jacob1, L Ju1, T L Kelly3, B H Lee1, C Y Lee6, K T Lee1, A Lun4, D E McClelland5, K McKenzie5, C Mow-Lowry5, A Moylan5, D Mudge3, J Munch3, D Rabeling5, D Reitze7, A Romann5, S Schediwy1, S M Scott5, A Searle5, B S Sheard5, B J J Slagmolen1, P Veitch3, J Winterflood1, A Woolley1, Z Yan1 and C Zhao6
Show affiliationsThe High Optical Power Test Facility for Advanced Interferometry has been built by the Australian Consortium for Interferometric Gravitational Astronomy north of Perth in Western Australia. An 80 m suspended cavity has been prepared in collaboration with LIGO, where a set of experiments to test suspension control and thermal compensation will soon take place. Future experiments will investigate radiation pressure instabilities and optical spring effects in a high power optical cavity with ~200 kW circulating power. The facility combines research and development undertaken by all consortium members, whose latest results are presented.
04.80.Cc Experimental tests of gravitational theories
95.30.Tg Thermodynamic processes, conduction, convection, equations of state
Issue 10 (21 May 2005)
Received 22 October 2004, in final form 14 January 2005
Published 21 April 2005
P Barriga et al 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S199
P J Wass et al 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S311
E J Elliffe et al 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S257
H Grote et al 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S193
H Vocca et al 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S319
David Summers and David Hoyland 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S249
Alberto Lobo et al 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S171
F Acernese et al 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S185
C C Speake and S M Aston 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S269
D N A Shaul et al 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 S297