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Mr Robert Thirkettle


Phone: +64 3 364-2987 ext 2510
Office: Room 106, Physics and Astronomy
Email: rob.thirkettle@canterbury.ac.nz

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Rob is a technician with the Physics and Astronomy Department mechanical workshop and his primary commitment is to the ring laser group. His responsibilities include day to day operations of the Cashmere Cavern Laboratory. and building new equipment for the project. He was involved with the design and construction of the UG-1, UG-2, G-0 and PR-1 ring lasers.

Ring Laser Publications


  • R.D. Graham, R.B Hurst, R.J Thirkettle, C.H Rowe, P.H Butler. Experiment to Detect Frame Dragging in a Lead Superconductor. In Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications, 468 (5): 383-387, March 2008.   BibTeX    Preprint (PDF)   
     
  • R.B. Hurst, G.E. Stedman, K.U. Schreiber, R.J. Thirkettle, R.D. Graham, N. Rabeendran, J.-P. R. Wells. Experiments with a 834 m2 ring laser interferometer. In Journal of Applied Physics, 105 113115, June 2009.   BibTeX    Find Article
     
  • R.B. Hurst, R.W. Dunn, K.U. Schreiber, R.J. Thirkettle, G.K. MacDonald. Mode Behavior in Ultralarge Ring Lasers. In Applied Optics, 43 (11): 2337--2346, 2004.   BibTeX    Find Article
     
  • R.W. Dunn, D.E. Shabalin, R.J. Thirkettle, G.J. MacDonald, G.E. Stedman, K.U. Schreiber. Design and Initial Operation of a 367-m 2 Rectangular Ring Laser. In Appl. Opt, 41 (9): 1685--1688, 2002.   BibTeX    Find Article
     

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