Installation of a mirror superattenuator (January 2016)
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Superattenuators are used to suspend the main interferometer mirrors and benches to isolate them from the seismic ground vibrations. Here, a superattenuator, surrounded by a scaffolding, is being installed. The attenuator is then enclose in a vacuum tower.
Credits: Cyril Frésillon/Virgo/Photothèque CNRS
Album: Instruments – Payloads/Suspensions/Mirrors
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