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arxiv: 1901.11400 · v1 · pith:NQ65DB2Inew · submitted 2019-01-29 · 🌌 astro-ph.IM · gr-qc

Apparatus to Measure Optical Scatter of Coatings Versus Annealing Temperature

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keywords annealingcoatingsopticalscatteramorphousapparatusassesscrystal
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Light scattered by amorphous thin-film optical coatings limits the sensitivity of interferometric gravitational-wave detectors. We describe an imaging scatterometer to assess the role that crystal growth during annealing plays in this scatter.

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