Published March 2, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Ground based 2DoF test for LISA and LISA PF

  • 1. INFN Firenze, Via Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Finland) (Italy)
  • 2. Dip. Astronomia e Scienza dello Spazio, Universita di Firenze, Largo E. Fermi 2, 50100, Florence (Italy)
  • 3. Dip. di Fisica, Universita di Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38050 Povo (Tunisia) (Italy)
  • 4. Istituto di Fisica, Universita di Urbino, Via Santa Chiara 27, 61029 Urbino (Italy)

Description

On-ground tests are required to study the couplings between LISA test masses and the spacecraft that host them. Very interesting and useful results have already been obtained with a 1 DoF torsion pendulum. In order to study couplings that might act between two or more degrees of freedom in measuring the position and acting on the position of each test mass, a many degrees of freedom facility is needed. Here we present a new 2 DoF double torsion pendulum that will be used to test LISA Gravitational Reference Sensor (GRS) on the ground. The facility will be located at INFN Laboratory at Gran Sasso (LNGS), in order to reduce the local ambient noise that limits the sensitivity of the system

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1742-6596/32/180/jpconf6_32_027.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online) (ISSN 1742-6596) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 180-185
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
6. Edoardo Amaldi conference on gravitational waves
Dates
20-24 Jun 2005
Place
Bankoku Shinryoukan, Okinawa (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37058909
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASTROPHYSICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER RADIATION; NOISE; SENSITIVITY; TORSION
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PHYSICS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS