• Constraints on LISA pathfinder's self-gravity: design requirements, estimates and testing procedures 

      Armano, M.; Audley, H.; Auger, G.; Baird, J.; Binetruy, P.; Born, M.; Bortoluzzi, D.; Brandt, N.; Bursi, A.; Caleno, M.; Cavalleri, A.; Cesarini, A.; Cruise, M.; Danzmann, K.; Ramos Castro, Juan José (2016-11-08)
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      LISA Pathfinder satellite was launched on 3 December 2015 toward the Sun–Earth first Lagrangian point (L1) where the LISA Technology Package (LTP), which is the main science payload, will be tested. LTP achieves measurements ...
    • Sensor noise in LISA Pathfinder: in-flight performance of the optical test mass readout 

      Armano, M.; Audley, H.; Baird, J.; Binetruy, P.; Born, M.; Bortoluzzi, D.; Brandt, N.; Castelli, Marta; Cavalleri, A.; Cesarini, A.; Cruise, M.; Danzmann, K.; Silva, M. de Deus; Ramos Castro, Juan José (American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2021-04-02)
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      We report on the first subpicometer interferometer flown in space. It was part of ESA’s Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder mission and performed the fundamental measurement of the positional and angular ...
    • Sensor noise in LISA Pathfinder: laser frequency noise and its coupling to the optical test mass readout 

      Armano, M.; Audley, H.; Baird, J.; Binetruy, P.; Wollborn, Michael; Bortoluzzi, D.; Brandt, N.; Castelli, Eleonora; Cavalleri, A.; Cesarini, A.; Cruise, M.; Danzmann, K.; de Deus Silva, Marcus; Ramos Castro, Juan José (American Physical Society, 2024-02-15)
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      The LISA Pathfinder (LPF) mission successfully demonstrated the feasibility of the technology needed for the future space borne gravitational wave observatory LISA. A key subsystem under study was the laser interferometer, ...