Computer Science
Scientific paper
May 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005cqgra..22s.177e&link_type=abstract
Classical and Quantum Gravity, Volume 22, Issue 10, pp. S177-S183 (2005).
Computer Science
Scientific paper
The Space Technology 7 (ST-7) payload, flying on the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder (LPF) mission, will demonstrate drag-free control of a test mass with acceleration disturbances below 3 × 10-14 m s-2 Hz-1/2 over a frequency range of 1 mHz to 30 mHz. Low-frequency acceleration noise introduced by the electrostatic force needed to counter static mass distribution imbalance is expected to be a significant contributor to the acceleration noise budget. For this reason, the self-gravity (due to mass imbalance) is minimized by adding trim mass to bring the total differential acceleration between the two test masses due to self-gravity below 5 × 10-10 m s-2 in any axis and the dc acceleration gradient due to self-gravity below 4 × 10-8 m s-2 m-1 in any axis of either test mass. A plan has been established to develop the distribution and placement of the compensation masses. Compensation for the self-gravity effects on the two test masses is handled in a two-step process. A nominal compensation mass is defined and incorporated early and is located very near the test masses. The final trimming for self-gravity occurs after the integration on the spacecraft with small mass added externally to the test-mass vacuum enclosures. The plan identifies three preliminary points in the hardware maturity where the trimming to the as-built configuration can take place: (1) during build-up of the sensor vacuum enclosure, (2) prior to delivery of the integrated ST-7 to Europe and (3) prior to environmental testing of the integrated LPF system. The sensitivity of the self-gravity to knowledge errors in the actual mass distribution is taken into account in the determination of final trimming opportunities and mounting locations.
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