Published May 7, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

LISA and LISA Pathfinder charging

  • 1. Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ (United Kingdom)

Description

Charging of the isolated proof masses which form the mirrors defining the path lengths for the LISA and LISA Pathfinder (LISAPF) interferometers turns out to be one of the limiting sources of spurious noise for both missions. An overview of the charging effects and processes will be given which set the scale of the charge-induced noise contributions within the overall LISA sensitivity budget. The current charge control hardware and operations for LISAPF will be described, followed by a forward look to the necessary further developments needed for LISA.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094006

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094006;
PII
S0264-9381(09)98522-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
[9 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
41105974
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
INTERFEROMETERS; LENGTH; NOISE
Descriptors DEC
DIMENSIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS