In-depth analysis of LISA Pathfinder performance results: Time evolution, noise projection, physical models, and implications for LISA

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  • (LISA Pathfinder Collaboration)

Externe Organisationen

  • European Space Astronomy Centre
  • Europäische Weltraumforschungs- und Technologiezentrum (ESTEC)
  • AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH UST)
  • Observatoire de Paris (OBSPARIS)
  • Universität Paris-Saclay
  • Università degli Studi di Trento
  • Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA-GSFC)
  • Fondazione Bruno Kessler
  • Universität Urbino „Carlo Bo“
  • University of Birmingham
  • ETH Zürich
  • Royal Observatory
  • Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB)
  • Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC)
  • Qioptiq Photonics GmbH and Co.KG
  • isardSAT
  • Europäisches Raumflugkontrollzentrum (ESOC)
  • Imperial College London
  • Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
  • Universität Zürich (UZH)
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.)
  • University of Glasgow
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer042004
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review D
Jahrgang110
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 21 Aug. 2024

Abstract

We present an in-depth analysis of the LISA Pathfinder differential acceleration performance over the entire course of its science operations, spanning approximately 500 days. We find: (1) The evolution of the Brownian noise that dominates the acceleration amplitude spectral density (ASD), for frequencies f≳1 mHz, is consistent with the decaying pressure due to the outgassing of a single gaseous species. (2) Between f=36 μHz and 1 mHz, the acceleration ASD shows a 1/f tail in excess of the Brownian noise of almost constant amplitude, with ≃20% fluctuations over a period of a few days, with no particular time pattern over the course of the mission. (3) At the lowest considered frequency of f=18 μHz, the ASD significantly deviates from the 1/f behavior, because of temperature fluctuations that appear to modulate a quasistatic pressure gradient, sustained by the asymmetries of the outgassing pattern. We also present the results of a projection of the observed acceleration noise on the potential sources for which we had either a direct correlation measurement or a quantitative estimate from dedicated experiments. These sources account for approximately 40% of the noise power in the 1/f tail. Finally, we analyze the possible sources of the remaining unexplained fraction and identify the possible measures that may be taken to keep those under control in LISA.

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In-depth analysis of LISA Pathfinder performance results: Time evolution, noise projection, physical models, and implications for LISA. / (LISA Pathfinder Collaboration).
in: Physical Review D, Jahrgang 110, Nr. 4, 042004, 21.08.2024.

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(LISA Pathfinder Collaboration). In-depth analysis of LISA Pathfinder performance results: Time evolution, noise projection, physical models, and implications for LISA. Physical Review D. 2024 Aug 21;110(4):042004. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.05207, 10.1103/PhysRevD.110.042004
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