April 20, 2005
Super B Factory Workshop,
Hawaii
Peter Krian, Ljubljana
Aerogel production R&D
Reported last
year: better optical quality for n~1.05 hydrophobic aerogel
a new solvent
(Di-Methyl-Formamide instead of Methyl-alcohol)
precursor
(Methyl-silicate-51) from a different supplier
->
considerable improvement
100x100x20mm3 n=1.050
No cracks
Transmission length vs refractive
index