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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4-13 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | European Space Agency Bulletin |
| Issue number | 119 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2004 |
Abstract
The collaborative NASA/ESA laser interferometer space antenna (LISA) space mission to search the elusive gravitational wave and massive black holes is discussed. It is observed that gravitational waves are fundamentally different from the familiar electromagnetic waves and are created by the acceleration of masses and gravitational are waves of the spacetime fabric itself. The main difficulty in proposed mission is to make test masses follow, a geodisic, near perfect free fall trajectory, by employing a so called drag-free systems. It was observed that space based gravitational waves detector, LISA is an extremely ambitious programme that has potential to open a radical new window on astronomy.
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In: European Space Agency Bulletin, No. 119, 08.2004, p. 4-13.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Gravitational Waves and Massive Black Holes?
T2 - The LISA and LISA Pathfinder Missions
AU - Gianolio, Alberto
AU - Racca, Guiseppe
AU - Jennrich, Oliver
AU - Reinhard, Ruedeger
AU - Danzmann, Karsten
AU - Vitale, Stefano
PY - 2004/8
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N2 - The collaborative NASA/ESA laser interferometer space antenna (LISA) space mission to search the elusive gravitational wave and massive black holes is discussed. It is observed that gravitational waves are fundamentally different from the familiar electromagnetic waves and are created by the acceleration of masses and gravitational are waves of the spacetime fabric itself. The main difficulty in proposed mission is to make test masses follow, a geodisic, near perfect free fall trajectory, by employing a so called drag-free systems. It was observed that space based gravitational waves detector, LISA is an extremely ambitious programme that has potential to open a radical new window on astronomy.
AB - The collaborative NASA/ESA laser interferometer space antenna (LISA) space mission to search the elusive gravitational wave and massive black holes is discussed. It is observed that gravitational waves are fundamentally different from the familiar electromagnetic waves and are created by the acceleration of masses and gravitational are waves of the spacetime fabric itself. The main difficulty in proposed mission is to make test masses follow, a geodisic, near perfect free fall trajectory, by employing a so called drag-free systems. It was observed that space based gravitational waves detector, LISA is an extremely ambitious programme that has potential to open a radical new window on astronomy.
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SN - 0376-4265
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