Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Folkner, William M.
2. United States. Office of Space Science and Applications.
3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
4. California Institute of Technology.

Description

1. ix, 243 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

Series statement

1. AIP conference proceedings, 0094-243X ; 456

Uniform title

1. AIP conference proceedings ; no. 456.

Alternative title

1. Second International LISA Symposium on the Detection and Observation of Gravitational Waves in Space
2. Detection and observation of gravitational waves in space
3. Gravitational waves in space

Subject

1. Cosmic background radiation > Congresses
2. Gravity waves > Congresses
3. Gravitational waves > Measurement > Congresses
4. Laser interferometers > Scientific applications > Congresses

Contents

1. LISA and Ground-based Detectors for Gravitational Waves: An Overview / K. Danzmann -- LISA Mission Design / W. M. Folkner -- LISA Operations and Sensitivity / R. T. Stebbins -- Structural Design of the LISA Payload / M. S. Whalley, R. F. Turner and M. C. W. Sandford -- Thermal Design and the Gravitational Influence of Thermally Induced Mechanical Changes on the LISA Payload / S. Peskett, B. Kent and M. Whalley [et al.] -- Supermassive Black Holes Then and Now / D. Richstone -- Supermassive Black Holes as Sources for LISA / M. G. Haehnelt -- Supermassive Black Hole Quasar Remnants / E. Boldt and D. L. Leiter -- High Mass Ratio Sources of Low Frequency Gravitational Radiation / S. Sigurdsson -- General Relativity as Seen in X-rays: What can LISA Tell us That We Don't Already Know? / O. Blaes -- Gravitational Radiation from Close Double White Dwarfs / R. F. Webbink and Z. Han -- Confusion Noise Estimate for Gravitational Wave Measurements in Space / D. Hils --
2. Cosmological Gravitational Wave Backgrounds / C. J. Hogan -- Some Specific Sources in Our Galaxy for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) / O. D. Aguiar, J. C. N. de Araujo and M. T. Meliani [et al.] -- LISA's Angular Resolution for Monochromatic Sources / C. Cutler and A. Vecchio -- LISA: Parameter Estimation for Massive Black Hole Binaries / A. Vecchio and C. Cutler -- Filtering Gravitational Waves from Supermassive Black Hole Binaries / B. S. Sathyaprakash -- LISA as a Xylophone Interferometer Detector of Gravitational Radiation / M. Tinto -- Detection of Continuous Gravitational Wave Signals: Pattern Tracking with the Hough Transform / M. A. Papa, B. F. Schutz and S. Frasca [et al.] -- Removal of Interference from External Coherent Signals / A. M. Sintes and B. F. Schutz -- Laser Phase Locking for LISA: Experimental Status / P. W. McNamara, H. Ward and J. Hough --
3. Laser Development and Laser Stabilisation for the Space-borne Gravitational Wave Detector LISA / M. Peterseim, O. S. Brozek and K. Danzmann [et al.] -- Optical Engineering Requirements for the LISA Wavefront Error Budget / M. Caldwell, P. McNamara and A. Glennmar -- Interferometry for ELITE / D. I. Robertson and W. M. Folkner -- Experimental Demonstration of Aspects of LISA Interferometry / J. A. Giaime, R. T. Stebbins and P. L. Bender [et al.] -- Design Issues for LISA Inertial Sensors / S. Vitale and C. Speake -- The Design and Testing of the Gravity Probe B Suspension and Charge Control Systems / S. Buchman, W. Bencze and R. Brumley [et al.] -- The Expected Performance of Gravity Probe B Electrically Suspended Gyroscopes as Differential Accelerometers / G. M. Keiser, S. Buchman and W. Bencze [et al.] -- Design Considerations for Drag Free Satellites / D. B. DeBra -- Indium Liquid-Metal Ion Sources as Micronewton Thrusters / M. Fehringer, F. Ruedenauer and W. Steiger --
4. The GEO600 Ground-Based Interferometer for the Detection of Gravitational Waves / R. Schilling -- Status and Noise Limit of the VIRGO Antenna / L. Gammaitoni, D. Babusci and H. Fang [et al.] -- Resonant-mass Gravitational-Wave Detectors in Operation / E. Coccia -- Spacecraft Doppler Gravitational Wave Experiments / J. W. Armstrong -- Inertial Sensor for the Gravity Wave Missions / V. Josselin, M. Rodrigues and P. Touboul.

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Note

1. "Symposium ... was sponsored by NASA--Office of Space Science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology"--P [ii].
2. "DOE CONF- 980761"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and author index.