2021 (v1)
Publication
We report on the development and extensive characterization of co-sputtered tantala-zirconia (Ta2O5-ZrO2) thin films, with the goal to decrease coating Brownian noise in present and future gravitational-wave detectors. We tested a variety of sputtering processes of different energies and deposition rates, and we considered the effect of...
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