Improved Detection of Gravitational Waves using Silicon Nitride Thin Films Under Cryogenic Conditions.

该项目的研究将通过一系列氮化硅实验来完成，通过传统上用于制造薄膜的分散技术（如原子层沉积和物理气相沉积）来设计布拉格反射器。实验技术，如扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和原子力显微镜（AFM）将用于帮助生产薄膜和研究其质量。在完全生产之前，可以使用程序来模拟反射镜涂层及其能力。这项研究将从实验室制作的书籍、文章和实验数据中获取信息，如引力波、薄膜和材料科学。

The research in the project will be completed through a series of experiments with silicon nitride to design Bragg reflectors through dispersion techniques(such as atomic layer disposition and physical vapor disposition) traditionally used to create thin films. Experimental techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) will be used to help produce the films and study their quality. Programs may be used to simulate the mirror coatings and their capabilities before being fully produced. This research will draw information from books, articles and experimental dataproduced in a laboratory, such as in gravitational waves, thin films and material science.