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Free-flight experiments in LISA Pathfinder

The LISA Pathfinder mission will demonstrate the technology of drag-free test masses for use as inertial references in future space-based gravitational wave detectors. To accomplish this, the Pathfinder spacecraft will perform drag-free…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-11 M. Armano , H. Audley , G. Auger , J. Baird , P. Binetruy , M. Born , D. Bortoluzzi , N. Brandt , A. Bursi , M. Caleno , A. Cavalleri , A. Cesarini , M. Cruise , C. Cutler , K. Danzmann , I. Diepholz , R. Dolesi , N. Dunbar , L. Ferraioli , V. Ferroni , E. Fitzsimons , M. Freschi , J. Gallegos , C. Garcia. Marirrodriga , R. Gerndt , LI. Gesa , F. Gibert , D. Giardini , R. Giusteri , C. Grimani , I. Harrison , G. Heinzel , M. Hewitson , D. Hollington , M. Hueller , J. Huesler , H. Inchauspe , O. Jennrich , P. Jetzer , B. Johlander , N. Karnesis , B. Kaune , N. Korsakova , C. Killow , I. Lloro , R. Maarschalkerweerd , S. Madden , P. Maghami , D. Mance , V. Martin , F. Martin-Porqueras , I. Mateos , P. McNamara , J. Mendes , L. Mendes , A. Moroni , M. Nofrarias , S. Paczkowski , M. Perreur-Lloyd , A. Petiteau , P. Pivato , E. Plagnol , P. Prat , U. Ragnit , J. Ramos-Castro , J. Reiche , J. A. Romera. Perez , D. Robertson , H. Rozemeijer , G. Russano , P. Sarra , A. Schleicher , J. Slutsky , C. F. Sopuerta , T. Sumner , D. Texier , J. Thorpe , C. Trenkel , H. B. Tu , D. Vetrugno , S. Vitale , G. Wanner , H. Ward , S. Waschke , P. Wass , D. Wealthy , S. Wen , W. Weber , A. Wittchen , C. Zanoni , T. Ziegler , P. Zweifel

Analysis of the residual force noise for the LISA Technology Package

The analysis of the noise sources perturbing a test mass (TM) geodesic motion is the main scientific objective of the LISA Technology Package experiment (LTP) on board of the LISA Pathfinder space mission. Information on force noise acting…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-11-22 Luigi Ferraioli , Michele Armano , Giuseppe Congedo , Marc Diaz-Aguilo , Fabrizio De Marchi , Adrien Grynagier , Martin Hewitson , Mauro Hueller , Anneke Monsky , Miquel Nofrarias , Eric Plagnol , Boutheina Rais , Stefano Vitale

The LTP Experiment on LISA Pathfinder: Operational Definition of TT Gauge in Space

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are planning the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission in order to detect GW. The need of accurate testing of free-fall and knowledge…

Space Physics · Physics 2011-10-14 Michele Armano

A torsion pendulum ground test of the LISA Pathfinder Free-fall mode

LISA Pathfinder is the technological demonstrator space mission for the future gravitational waves observatory in space eLISA, with the aim of measure the differential acceleration between free-falling test masses orbiting in the same…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-09-02 Giuliana Russano

From laboratory experiments to LISA Pathfinder: achieving LISA geodesic motion

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…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-20 F Antonucci , M Armano , H Audley , G Auger , M Benedetti , P Binetruy , C Boatella , J Bogenstahl , D Bortoluzzi , P Bosetti , N Brandt , M Caleno , A Cavalleri , M Cesa , M Chmeissani , G Ciani , A Conchillo , G Congedo , I Cristofolini , M Cruise , K Danzmann , F De Marchi , M Diaz-Aguilo , I Diepholz , G Dixon , R Dolesi , N Dunbar , J Fauste , L Ferraioli , D Fertin , W Fichter , E Fitzsimons , M Freschi , A García Marin , C García Marirrodriga , R Gerndt , L Gesa , D Giardini , F Gibert , C Grimani , A Grynagier , B Guillaume , F Guzmán , I Harrison , G Heinzel , M Hewitson , D Hollington , J Hough , D Hoyland , M Hueller , J Huesler , O Jeannin , O Jennrich , P Jetzer , B Johlander , C Killow , X Llamas , I Lloro , A Lobo , R Maarschalkerweerd , S Madden , D Mance , I Mateos , P W McNamara , J Mendestì , E Mitchell , A Monsky , D Nicolini , D Nicolodi , M Nofrarias , F Pedersen , M Perreur-Lloyd , A Perreca , E Plagnol , P Prat , G D Racca , B Rais , J Ramos-Castro , J Reiche , J A Romera Perez , D Robertson , H Rozemeijer , J Sanjuan , A Schleicher , M Schulte , D Shaul , L Stagnaro , S Strandmoe , F Steier , T J Sumner , A Taylor , D Texier , C Trenkel , D Tombolato , S Vitale , G Wanner , H Ward , S Waschke , P Wass , W J Weber , P Zweifel

Non-linear parameter estimation for the LTP experiment: analysis of an operational exercise

The precursor ESA mission LISA-Pathfinder, to be flown in 2013, aims at demonstrating the feasibility of the free-fall, necessary for LISA, the upcoming space-born gravitational wave observatory. LISA Technology Package (LTP) is planned to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2011-08-04 G. Congedo , F. De Marchi , L. Ferraioli , M. Hueller , S. Vitale , M. Hewitson , M. Nofrarias , A. Monsky , M. Armano , A. Grynagier , M. Diaz-Aguilo , E. Plagnol , B. Rais

LISA Pathfinder Performance Confirmed in an Open-Loop Configuration: Results from the Free-Fall Actuation Mode

We report on the results of the LISA Pathfinder (LPF) free-fall mode experiment, in which the control force needed to compensate the quasistatic differential force acting on two test masses is applied intermittently as a series of "impulse"…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-09-25 M. Armano , H. Audley , J. Baird , P. Binetruy , M. Born , D. Bortoluzzi , E. Castelli , A. Cavalleri , A. Cesarini , A. M. Cruise , K. Danzmann , M. de Deus Silva , I. Diepholz , G. Dixon , R. Dolesi , L. Ferraioli , V. Ferroni , E. D. Fitzsimons , M. Freschi , L. Gesa , F. Gibert , D. Giardini , R. Giusteri , C. Grimani , J. Grzymisch , I. Harrison , M-S. Hartig , G. Heinzel , M. Hewitson , D. Hollington , D. Hoyland , M. Hueller , H. Inchauspé , O. Jennrich , P. Jetzer , N. Karnesis , B. Kaune , N. Korsakova , C. J. Killow , J. A. Lobo , L. Liu , J. P. Llopez-Zaragoza , R. Maarschalkerweerd , D. Mance , N. Meshksar , V. Martìn , L. Martin-Polo , J. Martino , F. Martin-Porqueras , I. Mateos , P. W. McNamara , J. Mendes , L. Mendes , M. Nofrarias , S. Paczkowski , M. Perreur-Lloyd , A. Petiteau , P. Pivato , E. Plagnol , J. Ramos-Castro , J. Reiche , D. I. Robertson , F. Rivas , G. Russano , J. Slutsky , C. F. Sopuerta , T. Sumner , D. Texier , J. I. Thorpe , D. Vetrugno , S. Vitale , G. Wanner , H. Ward , P. J. Wass , W. J. Weber , L. Wissel , A. Wittchen , P. Zweifel

Bayesian Model Selection for LISA Pathfinder

The main goal of the LISA Pathfinder (LPF) mission is to fully characterize the acceleration noise models and to test key technologies for future space-based gravitational-wave observatories similar to the eLISA concept. The data analysis…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-06-06 Nikolaos Karnesis , Miquel Nofrarias , Carlos F. Sopuerta , Ferran Gibert , Michele Armano , Heather Audley , Giuseppe Congedo , Ingo Diepholz , Luigi Ferraioli , Martin Hewitson , Mauro Hueller , Natalia Korsakova , Eric Plagnol , and Stefano Vitale

Charge-induced force-noise on free-falling test masses: results from LISA Pathfinder

We report on electrostatic measurements made on board the European Space Agency mission LISA Pathfinder. Detailed measurements of the charge-induced electrostatic forces exerted on free-falling test masses (TMs) inside the capacitive…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-03 M. Armano , H. Audley , G. Auger , J. T. Baird , P. Binetruy , M. Born , D. Bortoluzzi , N. Brandt , A. Bursi , M. Caleno , A. Cavalleri , A. Cesarini , M. Cruise , K. Danzmann , M. de Deus Silva , I. Diepholz , R. Dolesi , N. Dunbar , L. Ferraioli , V. Ferroni , E. D. Fitzsimons , R. Flatscher , M. Freschi , J. Gallegos , C. García Marirrodriga , R. Gerndt , L. Gesa , F. Gibert , D. Giardini , R. Giusteri , C. Grimani , J. Grzymisch , I. Harrison , G. Heinzel , M. Hewitson , D. Hollington , M. Hueller , J. Huesler , H. Inchauspé , O. Jennrich , P. Jetzer , B. Johlander , N. Karnesis , B. Kaune , C. J. Killow , N. Korsakova , I. Lloro , L. Liu , R. Maarschalkerweerd , S. Madden , D. Mance , V. Martín , L. Martin-Polo , J. Martino , F. Martin-Porqueras , I. Mateos , P. W. McNamara , J. Mendes , L. Mendes , A. Moroni , M. Nofrarias , S. Paczkowski , M. Perreur-Lloyd , A. Petiteau , P. Pivato , E. Plagnol , P. Prat , U. Ragnit , J. Ramos-Castro , J. Reiche , J. A. Romera Perez , D. I. Robertson , H. Rozemeijer , F. Rivas , G. Russano , P. Sarra , A. Schleicher , J. Slutsky , C. Sopuerta , T. J. Sumner , D. Texier , J. I. Thorpe , C. Trenkel , D. Vetrugno , S. Vitale , G. Wanner , H. Ward , P. J. Wass , D. Wealthy , W. J. Weber , A. Wittchen , C. Zanoni , T. Ziegler , P. Zweifel

In-flight Diagnostics in LISA Pathfinder

LISA PathFinder (LPF) will be flown with the objective to test in space key technologies for LISA. However its sensitivity goals are, for good reason, one order of magnitude less than those which LISA will have to meet, both in drag-free…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Alberto Lobo , Miquel Nofrarias , Juan Ramos-Castro , Josep Sanjuan , Aleix Conchillo , Jose Antonio Ortega , Xevi Xirgu , Henrique Araujo , Cesar Boatella , Mokhtar Chmeissani , Catia Grimani , Carles Puigdengoles , Peter Wass , Enrique Garcia-Berro , Sergi Garcia , Lluis Martinez , Gustau Montero

LISA Pathfinder Platform Stability and Drag-free Performance

The science operations of the LISA Pathfinder mission has demonstrated the feasibility of sub-femto-g free-fall of macroscopic test masses necessary to build a LISA-like gravitational wave observatory in space. While the main focus of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-24 Michele Armano , Heather Audley , Jonathon Baird , Pierre Binetruy , Michael Born , Daniele Bortoluzzi , Eleanora Castelli , Antonella Cavalleri , Andrea Cesarini , Mike Cruise , Karsten Danzmann , Marcus de Deus Silva , Igo Diepholz , George Dixon , Rita Dolesi , Luigi Ferraioli , Valerio Ferroni , Ewan Fitzsimons , Mario Freschi , Luis Gesa , Ferran Gibert , Domenico Giardini , Roberta Giusteri , Catia Grimani , Jonathan Grzymisch , Ian Harrison , Gerhard Heinzel , Martin Hewitson , Daniel Hollington , David Hoyland , Mauro Hueller , Henri Inchauspe , Oliver Jennrich , Philippe Jetzer , Nikolaos Karnesis , Brigitte Kaune , Natalia Korsakova , Christian J Killow , Alberto Lobo , Ivan Lloro , Li Liu , Juan-Pedro P Lopez-Zaragoza , Rolf Maarschalkerweerd , Davor Mance , Neda Meshksar , V Martın , L Martin-Polo , Joseph Martino , Fernando Martin-Porqueras , Ignacio Mateos , Paul McNamara , Jose Mendes , Luis Mendes , Miquel Nofrarias , Sarah Paczkowski , Michael Perreur-Lloyd , Antoine Petiteau , Paolo Pivato , Eric Plagnol , Jose Ramos-Castro , Jens Reiche , David Robertson , Francisco Rivas , Giuliana Russano , Jacob Slutsky , Carlos Sopuerta , Timothy Sumner , Daniel Texier , Ira Thorpe , Daniele Vetrugno , Stefano Vitale , Gudrun Wanner , Harry Ward , Peter Wass , William Weber , Lennart Wissel , Andreas Wittchen , Peter Zweifel

Constraints on LISA Pathfinder's self-gravity: design requirements, estimates and testing procedures

LISA Pathfinder satellite has been launched on 3th December 2015 toward the Sun-Earth first Lagrangian point (L1) where the LISA Technology Package (LTP), which is the main science payload, will be tested. With its cutting-edge technology,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-29 Valerio Ferroni

The LTP Experiment on the LISA Pathfinder Mission

We report on the development of the LISA Technology Package (LTP) experiment that will fly on board the LISA Pathfinder mission of the European Space Agency in 2008. We first summarize the science rationale of the experiment aimed at…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Vitale

The end-to-end testbed of the Optical Metrology System on-board LISA Pathfinder

LISA Pathfinder is a technology demonstration mission for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). The main experiment on-board LISA Pathfinder is the so-called LISA Technology Package (LTP) which has the aim to measure the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-03-23 Frank Steier , Felipe Guzmán Cervantes , Antonio F. García Marín , Domenico Gerardi , Gerhard Heinzel , Karsten Danzmann

Bayesian parameter estimation in the second LISA Pathfinder Mock Data Challenge

A main scientific output of the LISA Pathfinder mission is to provide a noise model that can be extended to the future gravitational wave observatory, LISA. The success of the mission depends thus upon a deep understanding of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-12-28 M. Nofrarias , C. Röver , M. Hewitson , A. Monsky , G. Heinzel , K. Danzmann , L. Ferraioli , M. Hueller , S. Vitale

Magnetic-induced force noise in LISA Pathfinder free-falling test masses

LISA Pathfinder was a mission designed to test key technologies required for gravitational wave detection in space. Magnetically driven forces play a key role in the instrument sensitivity in the low-frequency regime, which corresponds to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-20 M Armano , H Audley , J Baird , P Binetruy , M Born , D Bortoluzzi , E Castelli , A Cavalleri , A Cesarini , A M Cruise , K Danzmann , M De Deus Silva , I Diepholz , G Dixon , R Dolesi , L Ferraioli , V Ferroni , E D Fitzsimons , M Freschi , L Gesa , D Giardini , F Gibert , R Giusteri , C Grimani , J Grzymisch , I Harrison , M S Hartig , G Heinzel , M Hewitson , D Hollington , D Hoyland , M Hueller , H Inchauspé , O Jennrich , P Jetzer , N Karnesis , B Kaune , N Korsakova , C J Killow , L Liu , J A Lobo , J P López-Zaragoza , R Maarschalkerweerd , D Mance , V Martín , J Martino , L Martin-Polo , F Martin-Porqueras , P W McNamara , J Mendes , L Mendes , N Meshksar , M Nofrarias , S Paczkowski , M Perreur-Lloyd , A Petiteau , P Pivato , E Plagnol , J Ramos-Castro , J Reiche , F Rivas , D I Robertson , G Russano , L Sala , D Serrano , J Slutsky , C F Sopuerta , T Sumner , D Texier , J I Thorpe , D Vetrugno , S Vitale , G Wanner , H Ward , P Wass , W J Weber , L Wissel , A Wittchen , P Zweifel

Estimate of force noise from electrostatic patch potentials in LISA Pathfinder

This paper discusses force noise in LISA and LISA Pathfinder arising from the interaction of patch potentials on the test mass and surrounding electrode housing surfaces with their own temporal fluctuations. We aim to estimate the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-05 Stefano Vitale , Lorenzo Sala , Valerio Ferroni , William Joseph Weber

Discrete derivative estimation in LISA Pathfinder data reduction

Data analysis for the LISA Technology package (LTP) experiment to be flown aboard the LISA Pathfinder mission requires the solution of the system dynamics for the calculation of the force acting on the test masses (TMs) starting from…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-18 Luigi Ferraioli , Mauro Hueller , Stefano Vitale

Identifying and Addressing Nonstationary LISA Noise

We anticipate noise from the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will exhibit nonstationarities throughout the duration of its mission due to factors such as antenna repointing, cyclostationarities from spacecraft motion, and glitches…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-10-29 Matthew C. Edwards , Patricio Maturana-Russel , Renate Meyer , Jonathan Gair , Natalia Korsakova , Nelson Christensen

Spacetime Metrology with LISA Pathfinder

LISA is the proposed ESA-NASA gravitational wave detector in the 0.1 mHz - 0.1 Hz band. LISA Pathfinder is the down-scaled version of a single LISA arm. The arm -- named Doppler link -- can be treated as a differential accelerometer,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-04-20 Giuseppe Congedo