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* ask the students to write lecture notes of 4-6 pages of a topic in groups of 3 students,  
 
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* a template of the lecture notes for each topic will be provided.
 
* a template of the lecture notes for each topic will be provided.
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Revision as of 12:08, 31 March 2020

Put here all relevant material for students

To do

  • Email to students with Zoom details

Guidelines

Lecture format:

  • divide each lecture in 2 (or 4) topics,
  • ask the students to write lecture notes of 4-6 pages of a topic in groups of 3 students,
  • a template of the lecture notes for each topic will be provided.

Exam:

  • lecture notes
  • each group takes lecture notes on 1 (or 2) topic(s) they were not involved in, and presents this in 15 minutes to the rest of the group.


Groups

Groups of 3 students each to work on the assignments.

  • Group 1:
  • Group 2:
  • Group 3:
  • Group 4:


Lecture 1: Intro and Power Spectral Density

Topic should contain:

Date to hand in assignment:

Lecture 2: Gaussian beam, Fabry-Perot cavities

Topic should contain:

Date to hand in assignment:

Lecture 3: Interferometry (general, Michelson) and Interferometer for GW detection (power and signal recycling)

Topic should contain:

Date to hand in assignment:

Lecture 4: Low frequency noise: seismic and Newtonian noise, suspension systems

Lecture 5: Low to mid frequency noise: suspension wire and mirror thermal noise, coatings, monolithic suspensions

Lecture 6: Low to high frequency noise: quantum noise, laser (power), squeezing

Lecture 7: Sensing & control and/or future detectors

Literature

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