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NASA NTRS · 20180007251

Telescope Design for LISA

Abstract

The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Mission Proposal was selected in June 2017 for the L3 opportunity as part of ESA's Cosmic Visions Program. A space-based gravitational wave observatory requires optical telescopes to enable displacement measurements between pairs of drag-free proof masses with a precision of approximately 10 picometers/Hz over separations of 2.5 million km. We describe the somewhat unusual requirements for these telescopes and a proposed design that would meet these requirements.

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Livas, Jeffrey C., Fitzsimons, Ewan, Escudero Sanz, Isabel. 2018-07-08. Telescope Design for LISA. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20180007251

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