I went through all the code with Evan and found another mistake. This time the code should be correct, and the result is close to what we measured a year ago.
The calculation in PSL:1014 is wrong. There should be no square root for the absorption power (Finesse/pi * absorption). With that correction, and an assumption of absorption of 18ppm in the mirrors (9ppm on each) with Finesse of 7000, see PSL:425. The result matches with the calculation quite well.

The validity of this result depends on the absorption factor and cavity finesse. The finesse was measured, but the absorption measurement has never been done. So it might be good to think about how to measure that.
We did the same measurement with the current ACAV 1.45" cavity. Evan will post the result later. |