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

点击翻译按钮获取中文摘要

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.