A method to determine coating’s Young’s modulus from frequency shift of silicon cantilevers

Document #:

JGW-G1201266-v0

Document type:

G

Submitted by:

Riccardo DeSalvo

Updated by:

Riccardo DeSalvo

Document Created:

09 Sep 2012, 17:09

Contents Revised:

09 Sep 2012, 17:09

DB Info Revised:

09 Sep 2012, 17:09

Abstract:

The Young's modulus of coatings is needed to precisely calculate their thermal noise, one of KAGRA's limiting factors.
A method to measure it is presented here

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Topics:

• Activity:KAGRA
• Detector:Optics
• Management:Conference:LVC

Authors:

• Riccardo DeSalvo

Keywords:

coatings nanolayers