Numerical Modeling and Experimental Demonstration of Pulsed Charge Control for the Space Inertial Sensor used in LISA
Henri Inchauspé,
Taiwo Olatunde,
Stephen Apple
et al.
Abstract:Electrostatic charge control of isolated free-falling test masses is a key enabling technology for space-based gravitational missions. Contact-free electrostatic charge control can be achieved using photoelectron emission from metal surfaces under illumination with deep UV light. A contact-free method minimizes force disturbances that can perturb measurements or interrupt science operations. In this paper we present charge control experiments using a gravitational reference sensor geometry relevant to the Lase… Show more
“…Such a system is however not active during the release and capture phases and would be too slow [6]. Even in LISA, where an UV-LED system is foreseen in place of the Hg lamps, the time constant is well above 1 s [23].…”
Section: The Lisa Pathfinder Gravitational Reference Sensor and The R...mentioning
“…Such a system is however not active during the release and capture phases and would be too slow [6]. Even in LISA, where an UV-LED system is foreseen in place of the Hg lamps, the time constant is well above 1 s [23].…”
Section: The Lisa Pathfinder Gravitational Reference Sensor and The R...mentioning
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