Hannover 2010 – scientific programme
Parts | Days | Selection | Search | Downloads | Help
Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik
Q 35: Precision Measurements and Metrology IV
Q 35.10: Talk
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 18:45–19:00, A 310
Testing the optical bench of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna — •Michael Tröbs1, Christoph Baune1, Johanna Bogenstahl2, Luigi d'Arcio3, Marina Dehne1, Christian Diekmann1, Ewan Fitzsimons2, Roland Fleddermann1, Gerhard Heinzel1, Christian Killow2, Michael Perreur-Lloyd2, David Robertson2, Dirk Schütte1, Thomas Schwarze1, Malte Vogt1, Gudrun Wanner1, Henry Ward2, Dennis Weise4, and Karsten Danzmann1 — 1AEI Hannover — 2Glasgow University — 3European Space Agency — 4Astrium GmbH
The space-based gravitational-wave detector Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) shall detect gravitational-waves by measuring distance changes between its three satellites with interferometers.
Currently, the first prototype of the so-called optical bench, that contains the interferometric setups for the lengths measurements of LISA, is being built for the European Space Agengy (ESA). This optical bench will be tested at the Albert-Einstein-Institute and its functionality and sensitivity will be characterised. For this purpose, special tools and pre-experiments are necessary, that will be discussed in this talk.