From laboratory experiments to LISA Pathfinder: achieving LISA geodesic motion
Abstract
This paper presents a quantitative assessment of the performance of the upcoming LISA Pathfinder geodesic explorer mission. The findings are based on the results of extensive ground testing and simulation campaigns using flight hardware and flight control and operations algorithms. The results show that, for the central experiment of measuring the stray differential acceleration between the LISA test masses, LISA Pathfinder will be able to verify the overall acceleration noise to within a factor two of the LISA requirement at 1 mHz and within a factor 6 at 0.1 mHz. We also discuss the key elements of the physical model of disturbances, coming from LISA Pathfinder and ground measurement, that will guarantee the LISA performance.
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@article{arxiv.1012.5968,
title = {From laboratory experiments to LISA Pathfinder: achieving LISA geodesic motion},
author = {F Antonucci and M Armano and H Audley and G Auger and M Benedetti and P Binetruy and C Boatella and J Bogenstahl and D Bortoluzzi and P Bosetti and N Brandt and M Caleno and A Cavalleri and M Cesa and M Chmeissani and G Ciani and A Conchillo and G Congedo and I Cristofolini and M Cruise and K Danzmann and F De Marchi and M Diaz-Aguilo and I Diepholz and G Dixon and R Dolesi and N Dunbar and J Fauste and L Ferraioli and D Fertin and W Fichter and E Fitzsimons and M Freschi and A García Marin and C García Marirrodriga and R Gerndt and L Gesa and D Giardini and F Gibert and C Grimani and A Grynagier and B Guillaume and F Guzmán and I Harrison and G Heinzel and M Hewitson and D Hollington and J Hough and D Hoyland and M Hueller and J Huesler and O Jeannin and O Jennrich and P Jetzer and B Johlander and C Killow and X Llamas and I Lloro and A Lobo and R Maarschalkerweerd and S Madden and D Mance and I Mateos and P W McNamara and J Mendestì and E Mitchell and A Monsky and D Nicolini and D Nicolodi and M Nofrarias and F Pedersen and M Perreur-Lloyd and A Perreca and E Plagnol and P Prat and G D Racca and B Rais and J Ramos-Castro and J Reiche and J A Romera Perez and D Robertson and H Rozemeijer and J Sanjuan and A Schleicher and M Schulte and D Shaul and L Stagnaro and S Strandmoe and F Steier and T J Sumner and A Taylor and D Texier and C Trenkel and D Tombolato and S Vitale and G Wanner and H Ward and S Waschke and P Wass and W J Weber and P Zweifel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.5968},
year = {2015}
}
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Proceedings of the 8th LISA Symposium. To appear Class. Quantum Grav. 28 (2011)