Advanced Virgo suspended optical bench inside its vacuum enclosure (January 2016))
The researcher is tuning the position of a mirror on an optical bench. For Advanced Virgo, new optical benches have been suspended and put in vacuum. The mechanics of the suspension is visible on the top part still opened. On-board electronics is attached below the suspended bench to reduce the number of (white) electrical cables going along the suspension.
Credits: Cyril Frésillon/Virgo/Photothèque CNRS
Album: Instruments – Laser&Optics
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