High-Precision Inertial Sensor Charge Management Based on Ultraviolet Discharge: A Comprehensive Review

T Yu, Y Wang, Y Liu, Z Wang - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The charge accumulation caused by cosmic rays and solar energetic particles poses a
significant challenge as a source of noise for inertial sensors used in space gravitational …

Bridging the gap between Monte Carlo simulations and measurements of the LISA Pathfinder test-mass charging for LISA

C Grimani, M Villani, M Fabi, A Cesarini… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Cubic gold-platinum free-falling test masses (TMs) constitute the mirrors of future
LISA and LISA-like interferometers for low-frequency gravitational wave detection in space …

High volume UV LED performance testing

BC Letson, S Barke, SP Kenyon, T Olatunde… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
There is increasing interest in deep UV Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for applications in
water purification, virus inactivation, sterilization, bioagent detection, and UV curing, as well …

A simplified gravitational reference sensor for satellite geodesy

A Dávila Álvarez, A Knudtson, U Patel, J Gleason… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
A simplified gravitational reference sensor (S-GRS) is an ultra-precise inertial sensor for
future Earth geodesy missions. These sensors measure or compensate for all non …

Effect of solar proton events on test mass for gravitational wave detection in the 24th solar cycle

R Han, M Cai, T Yang, L Xu, Q **a, X Jia, D Gao… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Free-falling cubic Test Masses (TMs) are a key component of the interferometer
used for low-frequency gravitational wave (GW) detection in space. However, exposure to …

Photo-Electro-Thermal Model and Fuzzy Adaptive PID Control for UV LEDs in Charge Management

Y Wang, T Yu, Z Wang, Y Liu - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inertial sensors can serve as inertial references for space missions and require charge
management systems to maintain their on-orbit performance. To achieve non-contact charge …

[HTML][HTML] Design and performance characterization of a new LISA-like (laser interferometer space antenna-like) gravitational reference sensor and torsion pendulum …

S Apple, AD Álvarez, SP Kenyon, A Chilton… - Review of Scientific …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, we present the design and performance of the upgraded University of Florida
torsion pendulum facility for testing inertial sensor technology related to space-based …

A charge management system for gravitational reference sensors–design and instrument testing

SP Kenyon, B Letson, M Clark… - 2021 IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gravitational reference sensors (GRSs) are imperative to Earth geodesy missions and
gravitational wave observations in space. A typical GRS consists of a test mass (TM) …

Adaptive charge control for the space inertial sensor

F Yang, W Hong, H Li, D Ma - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Inertial sensors are key components of gravitational wave observations and Earth geodesy
missions. An inertial sensor includes an isolated free-floating test mass (TM) surrounded by …

Study on Test‐Mass Charging for Taiji Gravitational Wave Observatory

R Han, M Cai, T Yang, L Xu, Q **a, X Jia, D Gao… - Space …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Taiji is proposed as a space‐based gravitational wave (GW) observatory consisting of three
spacecraft in a heliocentric orbit meanwhile with the distance of 3 million kilometers ahead …