LISA: The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna

Abstract

The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a deep-space mission, jointly proposed to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), for detecting and studying gravitational radiation in the millihertz frequency band 1. An overview of this new, exciting, and technologically challenging mission is presented, giving special emphasis to its frequency and timing requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA427841

Entities

People

  • Masimo Tinto

Organizations

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Clocks
  • Deep Space
  • Delay Lines
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Interferometers
  • Intervals
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Phase Measurement
  • Phase Meters
  • Spacecraft
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space