• Capacitive sensing of test mass motion with nanometer precision over millimeter-wide sensing gaps for space-borne gravitational reference sensors 

      Audley, H.; Auger, G.; Baird, J.; Binetruy, P.; Caleno, M.; Cesarini, A.; Diepholz, I; Dixon, G; Dolesi, R; Ferraioli, L.; Heinzel, G; Hollington, D.; Karnesis, N.; Martín-Porqueras, F.; Fernandez Sopuerta, Carlos; Texier, D.; Vitale, S.; Wanner, G; Ward, Harold; Ramos Castro, Juan José (2017-09-26)
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      We report on the performance of the capacitive gap-sensing system of the Gravitational Reference Sensor on board the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft. From in-flight measurements, the system has demonstrated a performance, down ...
    • Charging of free-falling test masses in orbit due to cosmic rays: results from LISA Pathfinder 

      Armano, M.; Audley, H.; Baird, J.; Binetruy, P.; Born, M.; Bortoluzzi, D.; Castelli, Eleonora; Cavalleri, A.; Cesarini, A.; Cruise, M.; Danzmann, K.; De Deus Silvia, Marcus; Diepholz, I; Dixon, G.; Dolesi, R; Ramos Castro, Juan José (American Physical Society, 2023-03-22)
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      A comprehensive summary of the measurements made to characterize test-mass charging due to the space environment during the LISA Pathfinder mission is presented. Measurements of the residual charge of the test mass after ...
    • Tilt-to-length coupling in LISA Pathfinder: a data analysis 

      Armano, M.; Audley, H.; Baird, J.; Binetruy, P.; Born, M.; Bortoluzzi, D.; Castelli, Eleonora; Cavalleri, A.; Cesarini, A.; Cruise, M.; Danzmann, K.; de Deus Silva, Marcus; Diepholz, I; Dixon, G.; Dolesi, R; Ramos Castro, Juan José (American Physical Society, 2023-11-15)
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      We present a study of the tilt-to-length coupling noise during the LISA Pathfinder mission and how it depended on the system’s alignment. Tilt-to-length coupling noise is the unwanted coupling of angular and lateral ...