THE INVERTED PENDULUM AS A PROBE OF ANELASTICITY

Authors
SAULSON PR STEBBINS RT DUMONT FD MOCK SE
Citation
Pr. Saulson et al., THE INVERTED PENDULUM AS A PROBE OF ANELASTICITY, Review of scientific instruments, 65(1), 1994, pp. 182-191
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Review of scientific instruments → ACNP
ISSN journal
00346748
Volume
65
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
182 - 191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6748(1994)65:1<182:TIPAAP>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We discuss the rich dynamics of an inverted pendulum kept from falling over by an anelastic flexure. The anelastic character of the flexure is dramatically emphasized by the pendulum. We report measurements sho wing internal friction in one flexure to be independent of frequency o ver a band of three to four decades. This anelastic behavior in flexur es can limit the sensitivity in gravitational wave detectors and in ot her precision measurements.