79: LIGO's high quality (factor) fibers with Dr. Robertson
Jan 08, 2017•18 min•Ep. 79
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Episode description
Dr. Norna Robertson shares a drink from her home country and talks about a specific part of LIGO. She explains that LIGO's eighty-pound mirrors are suspended by four, incredibly thin, silica fibers that were developed just for this project.
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