LISA R&D

Publications in refereed journals (2002):

1. M. Hueller, A. Cavalleri, R. Dolesi, S. Vitale and W. J. Weber, Torsion pendulum facility for the ground testing of gravitational sensors for LISA, Class. Quant. Grav. 19, 1757-1765 (2002).

2. W. J. Weber, A. Cavalleri, R. Dolesi, G. Fontana, M. Hueller and S. Vitale, Position sensors for LISA drag-free control, Class. Quant. Grav. 19, 1751-1756 (2002).

3. S. Vitale et al., LISA and its in-flight precursor SMART-2, Nucl. Phys. B, Proc . Suppl., 110 209-216 (2002).

Talks at conferences (in 2002):

1. S.Vitale , Fundamental Physics with Space Experiments, ESA-CERN-ESO Symposium, Garching, Germany, March 2002

2. S.Vitale, Fundamental Physics with Space Experiments, ”Space Part” International Symposium, Elba, Italy

3. S.Vitale , SMART - 2, Forth International LISA Symposium, State College PA

4. S.Vitale , Drag-Free Control in Fundamental Physics Experiments, (Keynote lecture), ESA 5th International Conference on Guidance and Navigation

5. S.Vitale , Observation of Gravitational Waves from Space, International School on Space Science, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics in Space

6. S.Vitale , LISA, (Keynote lecture),7th Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Workshop, Kyoto

7. R.Dolesi, Gravitational Sensors for LISA and LTP in Europe , Forth International LISA Symposiu m, S tate College PA, July 2002

8. R.Dolesi , The LISA Technology Package: goals and current baseline implementation , GWADW , Isola d’Elba, Italy , May 2002

9. W. Weber , LISA technology package on board of Smart-2, COSPAR Conference Houston, October 2002

10. W.Weber , Position sensors for flight testing of LISA drag-free control , SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation Conference , Hawaii, August 2002

11. D.Bortoluzzi, Technology Package Dynamics and Control, Forth International LISA Symposium , State College PA, July 2002

12. D. Bortoluzzi et al, Testing LISA drag-free control with the LISA Technology Package flight experiment, (submitted to Class Quant Grav, LISA Symposium 2002 Proceedings).

13. D. Bortoluzzi et al, LISA Technology Package Dynamics and Control, (submitted to Class Quant Grav, LISA Symposium 2002 Proceedings).

14. R. Dolesi et al, Gravitational sensor for LISA and its technology demonstration mission, (submitted to Class Quant Grav, LISA Symposium 2002 Proceedings).

15. W. J. Weber, L. Carbone, A. Cavalleri, R. Dolesi, C. D. Hoyle, M. Hueller and S. Vitale, Possibilities for measurement and compensation of stray DC electric fields acting on drag-free test masses, Advances in Space Research (submitted for COSPAR 2002 Conference).