LIGO Scientific Collaboration
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Suspensions
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Chair: Norna Robertson
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Overview
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How to Join
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Meetings and Notebook
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White Paper
Overview
The Suspensions and Isolation Working Group or SWG (also formerly known as the Seismic Isolation, Test Mass Suspension and Thermal Noise Working Group) covers research in seismic isolation, suspension design and suspension thermal noise. LSC members involved and/or interested in research in any of these fields are welcome to join. Other related research areas such as thermal noise associated with test masses including coatings and bonds, and charging issues are covered in the Optics Working Group (OWG). However since there is overlap in these areas between the two working groups, if you are involved in such research you are encouraged to join both groups.
The current chair of the SWG is Norna Robertson (nroberts@ligo.caltech.edu). Please contact her is you have any queries regarding aspects of the work of the SWG.
How to join
To join the SWG go to the following web site
http://ligo.phys.lsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/lsc-swg
and follow the instructions for subscribing to Lsc-swg
Meetings and Notebook
The SWG meets monthly by telecon, typically at 9am PT on the third Friday of the month. Reminders are sent out prior to the telecons. We also hold sessions at LSC meetings. We have an SWG notebook in which updates on current work and any items of interest can be posted. The notebook can be accessed at
http://ligo.phys.lsu.edu:8080/LSC+SWG/
Please register as a new user if you have not used this system before.
White Paper
The LSC Instrument Science White Paper provides a synopsis of the research and development programs within the four technical working groups in the LSC: the SWG, the Optics Working Group (OWG), the Advanced Interferometer Configurations Working Group (AIC) and the Lasers Working Group (LWG). The chair of the SWG is responsible for maintaining and updating the SWG entry in this document. The current version of the document can be found at
http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/docs/T/T070137-05/T070137-05.pdf
Please feedback any comments/amendments/additions on the SWG section of the document to the SWG chair.
Updated by NAR 12 October 2007