LISA technology—concept, status, prospects

K Danzmann, A Rüdiger - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
The existence of gravitational waves is the most prominent of Einstein's predictions that has
not yet been directly verified. The space project LISA shares its goal and principle of …

MICROSCOPE, testing the equivalence principle in space

P Touboul, M Rodrigues, G Métris, B Tatry - Comptes Rendus de l' …, 2001 - Elsevier
The test of the equivalence principle can be performed in space with orders of magnitude
better resolution than in the laboratory, because of the outstanding steady and soft …

[PDF][PDF] Development of Electronic System for Sensing and Actuation of Test Mass of the Inertial Sensor LISA Razvoj Elektroničkog Sustava za Očitavanje i Pokretanje …

D Mance - 2012 - spaceserv1.ethz.ch
The detection of gravitational waves at frequencies below 10 mHz requires a reference
sensor of the spaceborne inertial system with unprecedented residual acceleration and an …

Gravitation and geodesy with inertial sensors, from ground to space

P Touboul, G Métris, H Sélig, O Le Traon, A Bresson… - Aerospace Lab, 2016 - hal.science
Since the years 2000, three space missions, CHAMP, GRACE, and GOCE, have led us to
consider the Earth's gravitational field and its measurement in a new light, using dedicated …

Minimum-time control for the test mass release phase of drag-free spacecraft

M Lin, J Zhang, Y He - Space: Science & Technology, 2024 - spj.science.org
The capture control of test mass by means of the electrostatic suspensions is crucial for drag-
free spacecraft. The test mass must be released to the cage center of the inertial sensor …

A novel modem model insensitive to the effect of the modulated carrier and the demodulated-signal phase adapted for capacitive sensors

K Li, D Chen, D Li, C Wang, X Yang, M Hu, Y Bai, S Qu… - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
The differential bridge-type capacitive sensors are widely applied in many precise
instrumental measurement fields, where the modem is a key technology to realize the …

Flight experience on CHAMP and GRACE with ultra-sensitive accelerometers and return for LISA

M Rodrigues, B Foulon, F Liorzou… - Classical and Quantum …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
The challenging drag-free sensor of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission
is derived from electrostatic accelerometers developed for a long time in ONERA. The LISA …

New upper limit from terrestrial equivalence principle test for extended rotating bodies

ZB Zhou, J Luo, Q Yan, ZG Wu, YZ Zhang, YX Nie - Physical Review D, 2002 - APS
An improved terrestrial experiment to test the equivalence principle for rotating extended
bodies is presented, and a new upper limit for the violation of the equivalence principle is …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling and Simulation of Eddy Current Dissipation Magnetic Acceleration Noise of Space Inertial Sensors

P Li, Z Sun, W Gao, B Cao, Y Li, L Li, L Wang - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The magnetic acceleration noise (MAN) that stems from the eddy current dissipation of a test
mass (TM) serves as an important source of noise for space inertial sensors. Given the …

Torsion pendulum for the performance test of the inertial sensor for ASTROD-I

ZB Zhou, SW Gao, J Luo - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
A torsion pendulum facility for a ground-based performance test of the inertial sensor for
ASTROD-1 has been constructed. The twist motion of the test mass is monitored and servo …