1. R&D VIRGO-EGO
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2. R&D funding CNRS-INFN-other EGO EC
EGO budget (following call for tender June 2002)
EC: STREGA
National institutions
CNRS-INFN-other
EGO EC
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3. Conventions
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4. (1) Adaptive optics (Naples-ILGA)
Work started at both places
Two EGO funded positions filled
First coordination meeting : 9 June
Objective of the study fixed: full design of a AO system for Virgo upgrade and lab demonstration
Main Naples tasks
Mirror technology
Control loop and algorithm
Study instrumental noise
Main ILGA tasks
Architecture (before/after MC)
Error signal extraction strategies, ITF noises
Common tasks: noise analysis, final design
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5. (3) Control system upgrade (LAPP-EGO)
Effective work initiated mid-march.
Some equipment still under investigation (PCI bus analyser)
Internal staff foreseen available (3.5 FTE's mobilized)
Demodulation board: new programmable compression filter developed. To be implemented in a double mezzanine on the analogue demodulation board. Printed board of prototype ordered.
New DOL and Timing interface: layout designed. Optical components selected. Generation of timing signal studied. Design of mezzanine printed board in progress.
DSP prototype developed at EGO-INFN Pisa
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6. Perugia (5, 6) Improvement of Q measuring facility
Development of fully operational prototype of fused silica suspension
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7. (4, 6) LMA activities Corrective coatings:
first demonstration mirror (150mm) realized
Improvement of coating Q
New samples of doped Ta2O5 realized on small coater
Improvement on Q improved by 50 % (LIGO-GEO measurements)
No degradation of optical performance
Good prospect for further improvements
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8. Chapeau Mexicain Design
LMA
MANAGEMENT COMITTEE
Chapeau Mexicain Design
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9. Chapeau Mexicain 1er Essai
LMA
MANAGEMENT COMITTEE
LMA
MANAGEMENT COMITTEE
Chapeau Mexicain 1er Essai
Théorique
Excel
Expérimentale
Minifiz
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10. (8) Modelling thermal noise
Firenze-Urbino
Modelling of mirrors for thermal noise analysis.
Study of each possible cause of damping (mirror substrate, polishing techniques, coatings, mirror suspension technology, targets and motors for mirror control) and investigation of frequency dependence of the quality factor.
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11. (9) Study of signal recycling (LAL)
Effective work initiated on 11/01/2004
Contributions from M. Barsuglia, F. Cavalier, M. Davier, P. Hello.
EGO funded Postdoc position filled as of 15/01/04.
Collaboration with LIGO-Caltech on 40m prototype started on two lines:
development of a simulation code for signal recycling (work at Orsay and one-month visit to Caltech)
participation in the commissioning of the 40m in the SR mode (one-month visit in July).
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12. (10) Pisa Uni: Laser cooling of fibers
Single crystals of BaY2F8 (BaYF) doped with Tm (2%) or Yb (2.5%) grown in laboratory.
Chamber for laser cooling designed, arranged and tested for vacuum operation.
Spectroscopic investigation carried out.
Luminescence and absorption spectra for BaYF:Tm.
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13. (11) CO2 pulling machine (Glasgow)
Work started at beginning of March. Old lab space renovated and now fully available for the EGO R&D project.
Laser, power meter and beam dampers already received.
Team of 5 people looking after the project. Research assistant involved at 75% of his time.
On going work:
Measurement of the transmittance of silica to the CO2 laser wavelengths.
First test on the pulling and feeding technique.
First test on the self regulating mechanism.
Investigation on the three possible methods for the detection of the fibre profile.
Importat tasks that have to be carried out soon:
Conceptual design finalized.
Selection of mechanical actuators.
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14. (13) Wideband transducers (Padova)
Work initiated in January 2004.
Equipment necessary for the research available or on order.
Internal staff available.
EGO funded position (research assistant) expected to start in September 2004.
Design goal is a mechanical amplifier able to perform at least a gain factor of 10 on the displacement in a wide bandwidth. Displacement measured by a Fabry-Perot resonator.
Work started with a theoretical investigation by a PhD student and other researchers. Work ended in a design of a mechanical amplifier prototype together with its optical displacement transducer.
Amplifier gain evaluated with a modelling software framework (Pro/Engineer - Pro/Mechanica). Localized rigid hinges could be a source of thermoelastic noise and need further evaluation.
System setup and measurements to be carried out by PhD student and research assistant starting September 2004.
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15. (14)Spherical resonator (Roma TV)
Support of work on spherical detector made in collaboration with Leiden and others
Spherical detector in Leiden is progressing well:
1 ton sphere cooled with 3 resonant transducers,
Rome and Leiden are studing the calibration procedure and coupling of the sphere modes with the transducers.
In parallel data acquisition system for the data taking is being prepared
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16. (15) Study of quantum noise (LKB)
Full treatment of quantum noise in interferometers. Basic numerical modules developed and tested through a full model of Fabry-Perot cavity with losses.
Experimental setup improved to reach the required sensitivity for observation of quantum effects on radiation pressure.
Stabilizing high-finesse cavity.
New mirrors received (substrates from Wave Precision, coated by LMA).
New high-finesse cavity (F>200000, few mw), suitable for cryogenic application
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17. Cancelling radiation pressure noise
Courty, Heidmann, Pinard scheme for QND
Detuned Cavity
ITF cavity Short cavity L
A control cavity and a detuned cavity are associated to the main interferometer Fabry-Perot cavity to reduce, through a feedback scheme the radiation pressure noise. A full evaluation of the quantum locking performance in the case of real noise sources, like seismic and thermal, has been exploited by D.Vitali et al in[iii].
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18. (16) Thermal Noise at Cryogenic Temperatures (Pisa-EGO)
Cascina infrastructure modificatons initiated
Cryostat design almost completed and ordering foreseen in June
Payload design completed and procurement started
Several components ordered and some delivered (pulse tubes)
First cryogenic measurements on dummy miror before the end of the year ?
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19. Particular behavior of Si
Crystalline Silicon
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20. Silicon for mirrors and suspensions
(From IGR-Cagnoli)
Silicon ribbons
Silicon cantilever blades
Extend the experience of GEO from silica to silicon monolithic suspensions
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21. Cryogenic test facility & Si payload
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22. (17) Data Analysis-(Cardiff-ILGA)
Data Analysis of Gravitational Waves from Coalescing Black Holes,
Recruitment expected before the summer, start in september
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23. Other conventions (7) ILGA: ITF optimization
(6, 5) Perugia: Q measuring facility, modelling thermal noise, fused silica suspensions
(12) GEO: Diffractive optics: on hold, no candidate
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24. Potential R&d Items for Second Call for proposals
 Laser & Injection
Study of properties of fiber optics (tubular structures) in view of their application in laser injection systems of gravitational waves ITF.
Design and prototype realization of a fiber optics laser feed for Virgo injection system.
Development of a large size and high power Faraday isolator.
Design of a second generation laser and injection system (upgrade Virgo I and Virgo II)  
Optics contamination control
Development of instrumentation for in situ measurement of optics contamination
Development of processes for in situ cleaning of ITF optics (spread contamination and particles)
Development of new concepts for the assembly-integration of optics in super clean conditions. The concept may consider new vacuum chamber designs and handling procedures different from the one existing in Virgo.
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25. Silicon optics Optical characterisation at cryogenic temperatures
Selection of the most adapted type of material (dopant) considering a possible use at 4, 100 and 300 K. Full characterisation of the selected variety at 300, 100, 4 degrés K.
Realization of a full size silicon demonstrator and characterisation (blank quality, high quality polishing, coating)
Test of silicon demonstrator at cryogenic temperatures (coatings, stress bending, ..)
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26. Potential advantages of silicon
Cristalline material (high Q )
Polishing and coating identical to SiO2 (at 300K)
Availability in large sizes
Very interesting thermal and mechanical properties at low temperatures
Semiconductor => evacuation of charges
Problem: little experimental data (no optical data) at low temperatures
Characteristics depend of level of dopant
An extensive characterisation program is necessary (already started with Strega)
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27. Availability and cost Standard diameter of wafers :
12.7cm, 15cm, 20cm, 30cm
Present max diameter : 45cm
Cost of raw material : 1/10 of SiO2
Polishing costs identical to SiO2
Boule 300mm, 250 kg
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28. Absorption @ 300 K Example mirage effect measurement 100 ppm/cm N5-W3
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29. Properties @ 100 K 300 K 110 K 1 ppm/cm Si dopé au phosphore N5-W3
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30. 2 – 100 K
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31. New interferometers (1)
Detailed conceptual design for a second Virgo ITF sharing the existing infrastructure
Detailed concept and architecture. Preliminary cost evaluation.
Design of towers and suspensions adapted to existing infrastructure (taking account of contamination control R&D)
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32. New Interferometers (2)
Advanced studies for a third generation cryogenic ITF
Comparative study of various architectures for a future cryogenic interferometer.
Study and conceptual design of a cryogenic suspension for second generation ITFs,
Identification of possible underground and surface sites for a future European ITF.
Conceptual design and evaluation of construction, maintenance and operation costs of a cryogenic infrastructure for a second generation ITF
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33. 2 possible strategies for cooled suspension
COLD FINGER
Jelly fish
Cryostat
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34. Fabry Perot Coupler need to store light in a cavity
also possible with gratings:
Laser
R=0.99 q
Litt
Laser M
Laser M q in 0.
R=0.99
R=0.99
Littrow mount: 0th & 1st order coincide
 need strong grating
need weak grating
total loss should be lower
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35. Proposed Optical Scheme GEO-HF
(K. Strain)
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