A vacuum-compatible cylindrical inertial rotation sensor with picoradian sensitivity

M. P. Ross*, J. van Dongen, Y. Huang, H. Zhou, Y. Chowdhury, S. K. Apple, C. M. Mow-Lowry, A. L. Mitchell, N. A. Holland, B. Lantz, E. Bonilla, A. Engl, A. Pele, D. Griffith, E. Sanchez, E. A. Shaw, C. Gettings, J. Gundlach

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Abstract

We describe an inertial rotation sensor with a 30-cm cylindrical proof-mass suspended from a pair of 14 μm thick BeCu flexures. The angle between the proof-mass and support structure is measured with a pair of homodyne interferometers, which achieve a noise level of ∼ 5 prad / Hz . The sensor is entirely made of vacuum compatible materials, and the center of mass can be adjusted remotely.

Original languageEnglish
Article number094503
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume94
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Sept 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Participation from the University of Washington, Seattle, was supported by funding from the NSF under Award Nos. PHY-1607385, PHY-1607391, PHY-1912380, and PHY-1912514. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant Agreement No. 865816).

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Funding

Participation from the University of Washington, Seattle, was supported by funding from the NSF under Award Nos. PHY-1607385, PHY-1607391, PHY-1912380, and PHY-1912514. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant Agreement No. 865816).

FundersFunder number
National Science FoundationPHY-1607391, PHY-1912380, PHY-1607385, PHY-1912514
National Science Foundation
University of Washington
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme865816
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
European Research Council

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