LISA Pathfinder

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dc.contributor.authorArmano, Michele
dc.contributor.authorAudley, Heather
dc.contributor.authorBaird, Jonathon
dc.contributor.authorBinetruy, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorBorn, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBortoluzzi, Daniele
dc.contributor.authorCastelli, Eleonora
dc.contributor.authorCavalleri, Antonella
dc.contributor.authorCesarini, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorCruise, Mike
dc.contributor.authorDanzmann, Karsten
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Marcus de Deus
dc.contributor.authorDiepholz, Ingo
dc.contributor.authorDixon, George
dc.contributor.authorDolesi, Rita
dc.contributor.authorFerraioli, Luigi
dc.contributor.authorFerroni, Valerio
dc.contributor.authorFitzsimons, Ewan
dc.contributor.authorFreschi, Mario
dc.contributor.authorGesa, Luis
dc.contributor.authorGibert, Ferran
dc.contributor.authorGiardini, Domenico
dc.contributor.authorGiusteri, Roberta
dc.contributor.authorGrimani, Catia
dc.contributor.authorGrzymisch, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, Ian
dc.contributor.authorHeinzel, Gerhard
dc.contributor.authorHewitson, Martin
dc.contributor.authorHollington, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorHoyland, David
dc.contributor.authorHueller, Mauro
dc.contributor.authorInchauspe, Henri
dc.contributor.authorJennrich, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorJetzer, Philippe
dc.contributor.authorKarnesis, Nikolaos
dc.contributor.authorKaune, Brigitte
dc.contributor.authorKorsakova, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorKillow, Christian J.
dc.contributor.authorLobo, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorLloro, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Li
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Zaragoza, Juan-Pedro
dc.contributor.authorMaarschalkerweerd, Rolf
dc.contributor.authorMance, Davor
dc.contributor.authorMeshksar, Neda
dc.contributor.authorMart?n, V.
dc.contributor.authorMartin-Polo, L.
dc.contributor.authorMartino, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMartin-Porqueras, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorMateos, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorMcNamara, Paul
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Jose
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Luis
dc.contributor.authorNofrarias, Miquel
dc.contributor.authorPaczkowski, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorPerreur-Lloyd, Michael
dc.contributor.authorPetiteau, Antoine
dc.contributor.authorPivato, Paolo
dc.contributor.authorPlagnol, Eric
dc.contributor.authorRamos-Castro, Jose
dc.contributor.authorReiche, Jens
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, David
dc.contributor.authorRivas, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorRussano, Giuliana
dc.contributor.authorSlutsky, Jacob
dc.contributor.authorSopuerta, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorSumner, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorDaniel Texier
dc.contributor.authorThorpe, Ira
dc.contributor.authorVetrugno, Daniele
dc.contributor.authorVitale, Stefano
dc.contributor.authorWanner, Gudrun
dc.contributor.authorWard, Harry
dc.contributor.authorWass, Peter
dc.contributor.authorWeber, William
dc.contributor.authorWissel, Lennart
dc.contributor.authorWittchen, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorZweifel, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T20:14:12Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.description.abstractSince the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the observation of gravitational waves, it is fair to say that the epoch of gravitational wave astronomy (GWs) has begun. However, a number of interesting sources of GWs can only be observed from space. To demonstrate the feasibility of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a future gravitational wave observatory in space, the LISA Pathfinder satellite was launched on December, 3rd 2015. Measurements of the spurious forces accelerating an otherwise free-falling test mass, and detailed investigations of the individual subsystems needed to achieve the free-fall, have been conducted throughout the mission. This overview article starts with the purpose and aim of the mission, explains satellite hardware and mission operations and ends with a summary of selected important results and an outlook towards LISA. From the LISA Pathfinder experience, we can conclude that the proposed LISA mission is feasible.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work has been made possible by the LISA Pathfinder mission, which is part of the space-science program of the European Space Agency. The French contribution has been supported by CNES (Accord Specific de Projet No. CNES 1316634/CNRS 103747), the CNRS, the Observatoire de Paris and the University Paris-Diderot. E.P. and H.I. would also like to acknowledge the financial support of the UnivEarthS Labex program at Sorbonne Paris Cit´e (Grants No. ANR-10-LABX-0023 and No. ANR-11-IDEX-0005-02). The Albert-Einstein-Institut acknowledges the support of the German Space Agency, DLR. The work is supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy based on a resolution of the German Bundestag (Grants No. FKZ 50OQ0501 and No. FKZ 50OQ1601). The Italian contribution has been supported by Agenzia Spaziale Italiana and Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare. The Spanish contribution has been supported by Contracts No. AYA2010-15709 (MICINN), No. ESP2013-47637-P, and No. ESP2015-67234- P (MINECO). M.N. acknowledges support from Fundacion General CSIC Programa ComFuturo). F.R. acknowledges support from a Formacin de Personal Investigador (MINECO) contract. The Swiss contribution acknowledges the support of the Swiss Space Office (SSO) via the PRODEX Programme of ESA. L.F. acknowledges the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. The UK groups wish to acknowledge support from the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA), the University of Glasgow, the University of Birmingham, Imperial College London, and the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA). J.I.T. and J.S. acknowledge the support of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
dc.description.urihttps://www.worldscientific.com/doi/epdf/10.1142/9789811207402_0013
dc.format.extent20 pages
dc.genrejournal articles
dc.genrepreprints
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2yufo-sx22
dc.identifier.citationArmano, Michele, Heather Audley, Jonathon Baird, Jacob Slutsky, Ira Thorpe, Elenora Castelli, et al. “LISA Pathfinder.” Lepton Photon Interactions at High Energies, March 2020, 185–204. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811207402_0013.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1142/9789811207402_0013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/39715
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Scientific Publishing
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Center for Space Sciences and Technology (CSST) / Center for Research and Exploration in Space Sciences & Technology II (CRSST II)
dc.rightsThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
dc.titleLISA Pathfinder
dc.typeText
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4429-0682

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