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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | A279-A284 |
| Journal | Classical and quantum gravity |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 11A |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 1996 |
Abstract
LISA is a space-borne, laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detector currently under study by the European Space Agency. We give a brief introduction about the main features of the detector, concentrating on its one-year orbital motion around the Sun. We compute how the amplitude as well as the phase of a gravitational wave are modulated due to this motion by transforming an arbitrary gravitational-wave signal in a reference frame that is rigidly fixed to the arms of the detector. To see how LISA works the detector response to a gravitational wave which is purely monochromatic in the barycentric frame will be discussed. A brief review of the theory of parameter estimation, based on the work of Finn and Cutler, will be given. Following this theory the detection of a gravitational-wave signal buried in detector noise was simulated numerically. We interpret the results of this simulation to determine the angular resolution of LISA.
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In: Classical and quantum gravity, Vol. 13, No. 11A, 01.11.1996, p. A279-A284.
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T1 - Accuracy of parameter estimation of gravitational waves with LISA
AU - Peterseim, Michael
AU - Jennrich, Oliver
AU - Danzmann, Karsten
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