DocumentCode
444280
Title
Interferometry for space-based gravitational wave detection
Author
Shaddock, Daniel A.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
776
Abstract
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be the first space-based laser interferometric gravitational wave detector. LISA poses a new set of challenges, requiring picometer level interferometric measurements between spacecraft separated by 5 million kilometers.
Keywords
astronomical techniques; gravitational wave detectors; light interferometry; measurement by laser beam; space vehicles; 5000000 Km; laser interferometer space antenna; picometer level interferometric measurement; space-based laser interferometric gravitational wave detector; spacecraft; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Infrared detectors; Laser beams; Laser noise; Laser stability; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Phase measurement; Space technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548934
Filename
1548934
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