Published May 7, 2009 | Version v1
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Heliospheric influences on LISA

Creators

  • 1. Istituto di Fisica, Universita degli Studi di Urbino, Urbino (Italy)
  • 2. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita degli Studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila (Italy)
  • 3. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita degli Studi di Trento and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Padova, Gruppo collegato di Trento, Trento (Italy)
  • 4. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Florence (Italy)
  • 5. Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), Barcelona (Spain)
  • 6. Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), Barcelona (Spain)

Description

Laser interferometer space antenna (LISA) is the first interferometer devoted to the detection of low frequency gravitational waves in space. Control of the environment and the study of the effects of energetic particles traversing the LISA apparatus are mandatory for this experiment to be fully successful. Telescopes for solar and cosmic-ray particle monitoring will be placed on board LISA and its precursor mission LISA Pathfinder (LISA-PF). In particular, proton, helium and electron detection is recommended on LISA. In this paper, we report expected incident galactic proton and helium fluxes at the time of LISA and LISA-PF missions. The number of solar events with the fluence ranging between 106 and 1011 protons cm-2 above 30 MeV occurring during the LISA missions is estimated as well. Finally, we discuss the importance of electron detection on LISA to forecast upcoming solar energetic protons.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094018

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094018;
PII
S0264-9381(09)96920-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
[10 p.]
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

Conference

Title
7. international LISA symposium
Dates
16-20 Jun 2008
Place
Barcelona (Spain)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41105985
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANTENNAS; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTRON DETECTION; GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; HELIUM; INTERFEROMETERS; LASERS; MEV RANGE; MONITORING; PROTONS; SPACE; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; DETECTION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; EQUIPMENT; FERMIONS; FLUIDS; GASES; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONMETALS; NUCLEONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RARE GASES