Speaker
Stefano Vitale
(University of Trento)
Description
LISA Pathfinder is a mission of the European Space Mission aimed at
demonstrating the space-time metrology required for space-borne
gravitational wave observatories like eLISA. In particular the mission aims
at experimentally test the detailed physical model of the eLISA instrument
using the hardware, which is going to be flown on eLISA. This model predicts
that no true forces on test-bodies will compete with gravitational signals
in excess to fN/Hz^(-1/2). The mission is in phase C/D and is due to launch
in two years. The talk will describe the mission, its development status,
and the metrology under test.
Primary author
Stefano Vitale
(University of Trento)
