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Measurements with a small (M=24.4 kg) cryogenic gravitational-wave antenna atT=1.5 K

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Il Nuovo Cimento C

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New measurements obtained at the University of Rome by means of a cryogenic gravitational-wave antenna of massM=24.4 kg operated atT=4.5 and 1.5 K are reported. The operation was interrupted after 90 hours of data taking, mainly during successive nights, although the antenna could continue to function very satisfactorily for a much longer time. The rate of disturbances is so small that it can be easily eliminated by coincidences with other antennas. The overall effective temperature obtained with an appropriate data analysis algorithm atT=1.5 K isT eff∼=0.79 K. This value is mostly due to the noise temperature of the FET preamplifier which constitutes the main limiting factor to the sensitivity of present gravitational-wave resonant antennas.

Riassunto

Si presentano i risultati di nuove misure eseguite all'Università di Roma con un'antenna gravitazionale criogenica di massaM=24.4 kg funzionante aT=4.5 e 1.5 K. Le misure sono state interrotte dopo 90 ore di raccolta di dati, fatte prevalentemente durante la notte, nonostante che l'antenna potesse continuare a funzionare molto soddisfacentemente per tempi assai più lunghi. La frequenza statistica dei disturbi è tale da poterli facilmente eliminare a mezzo di coincidenze con altre antenne. La temperatura efficace dell'antenna funzionante aT=1.5 K, ottenuta impiegando nell'analisi dei dati un opportuno algoritmo, èT eff=0.79 K. Questo valore è dovuto prevalentemente alla temperatura di rumore di fondo del FET del preamplificatore che costituisce il principale fattore limitante la sensibilità delle attuali antenne risonanti.

Резюме

Приводятся результаты новых измерений, проведенных в Римском Университете с помощью антенны гравитационных волн с массойМ=24.4 кг, работающей при низких температурахТ=4.5 и 1.5 К. Действие антенны было прервано после 90 часов работы, хотя антенна могла продолжать фынкционировть очень удовлетворительно более продолжительное время. Интенсивность возмущений является настолько малой, что их влияние может Быть легко исключено посредством совпадений с другими антеннами. Полная эффективная температура, полученная с помощью анализа соответствующих данных приТ=1.5 К, составляетТ эфф=0.79 К. Эта величина, главным образом, обусловлена шумовой температурой FET предусилителя, который представляет основой ограничивающий фактор для чувствитеительности резонансных антенн гравитационных волн.

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Research supported by the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Rome and by the C.N.R.

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Amaldi, E., Cosmelli, C., Bonifazi, P. et al. Measurements with a small (M=24.4 kg) cryogenic gravitational-wave antenna atT=1.5 K. Il Nuovo Cimento C 1, 341–359 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02525046

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