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A Brief Survey of LISA Sources and Science |
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13 | (8) |
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Fundamental Gravitational Physics in the LISA Time Frame |
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21 | (9) |
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Gravitational Wave Sources from New Physics |
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30 | (11) |
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Status of Ground-based Gravitational Wave Detectors |
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41 | (8) |
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49 | (12) |
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CENTRAL MASSIVE BLACK HOLES AND COSMOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS |
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Supermassive Black Hole Mergers and Cosmological Structure Formation |
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61 | (9) |
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The Final Merger of Comparable Mass Binary Black Holes |
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70 | (12) |
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Black Hole Spectroscopy with LISA |
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82 | (7) |
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Binary Black Holes and Recoil Velocities |
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89 | (5) |
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The Effect of Gauge Conditions on Waveforms from Binary Black Hole Coalescence |
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94 | (5) |
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Relic Gravitons in the Context of String Theory |
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99 | (6) |
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Numerical Results from Numerical Binary Black Hole Evolutions |
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105 | (5) |
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The Application of Numerical Relativity to LIGO and LISA Data Analysis |
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110 | (5) |
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LISA Observations of Supermassive Black Hole Growth |
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115 | (5) |
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Amplitude and Phase Fluctuations for Gravitational Waves Propagating through Inhomogeneous Mass Distribution in the Universe |
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120 | (5) |
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The Impact of Finite-differencing Errors on Binary Black Hole Merger Templates |
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125 | (8) |
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THE VERY LOW END OF THE LISA SENSITIVITY BAND |
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Achieving the Very Low End of the LISA Sensitivity Band |
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133 | (10) |
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Proof Mass Accelerations due to Temperature Fluctuations |
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143 | (8) |
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High Sensitivity Torsion Balance Tests for LISA Proof Mass Modeling |
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151 | (7) |
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Outgassing, Temperature Gradients and the Radiometer Effect in LISA: A Torsion Pendulum Investigation |
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158 | (7) |
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The Charge-management System on LISA-Pathfinder---Status & Outlook for LISA |
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165 | (7) |
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Solar and Cosmic Ray Physics and the Space Environment: Studies for and with LISA |
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172 | (7) |
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Analytical Solutions for Electrostatic Forces due to Stray Charges in GRS |
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179 | (5) |
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Galactic and Interplanetary Cosmic Rays Relevant for LISA Test-mass Charging |
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184 | (5) |
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Quality Factors of Bare and Metal-coated Quartz and Fused Silica Torsion Fibers |
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189 | (5) |
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Active Thermal Control Experiments for LISA Ground Verfication Testing |
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194 | (5) |
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Thermal Diagnostic Test in the LTP Experiment |
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199 | (5) |
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Low-Frequency Thermal Performance of the LISA Sciencecraft |
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204 | (6) |
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Ground Based 2 DoF Test for LISA and LISA Pathfinder: A Status Report |
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210 | (5) |
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Spectral and Power Stability Tests of Deep UV LEDs for AC Charge Management |
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215 | (5) |
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Testing of the UV Discharge System for LISA Pathfinder |
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220 | (5) |
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The LISA Pathfinder Radiation Monitor |
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225 | (8) |
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DYNAMICS AROUND A CENTRAL BLACK HOLE |
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(Sort of) Testing Relativity with Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals |
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233 | (8) |
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Astrophysics of Extreme Mass Ratio Inspiral Sources |
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241 | (9) |
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Gravitational Waves from Coalescing Massive Black Holes in Young Dense Clusters |
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250 | (7) |
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Electromagnetic Signatures of Massive Black Hole Binaries |
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257 | (7) |
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EMRIs in Non-pure Kerr Spacetimes |
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264 | (5) |
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Orbital Evolution for Extreme Mass-ratio Binaries: Conservative Self Forces |
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269 | (5) |
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Time Domain Simulations of EMRIs Using Finite Element Methods |
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274 | (5) |
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A Template-Count-Limited Search Strategy for Extreme-Mass-Ratio LISA Inspirals |
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279 | (5) |
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Event Rate for Extreme Mass Ratio Burst Signals in the LISA Band |
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284 | (7) |
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THE MID-HIGH END OF THE LISA SENSITIVITY BAND |
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Components for the LISA Local Interferometry |
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291 | (6) |
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Construction of the LTP Optical Bench Interferometer |
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297 | (7) |
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Novel Payload Architectures for LISA |
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304 | (8) |
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Clock Noise Removal in LISA |
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312 | (7) |
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Time Delay Interferometry Using the UF LISA Benchtop Simulator |
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319 | (7) |
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An Interferometric Based Optical Read-out Scheme for the LISA Proof-Mass |
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326 | (8) |
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Using an Optical Fiber Fed Littrow Cavity as a Displacement Sensor for Use in Drag-free Satellites |
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334 | (5) |
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Some Progress in the Development of an Optical Readout System for the LISA Gravitational Reference Sensor |
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339 | (5) |
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Interferometric Characterization of the Optical Window for LISA Pathfinder and LISA |
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344 | (5) |
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A Non-linear Laser Interferometer Model and Its Use for Drag-free System Verification |
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349 | (5) |
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Iodine Laser Frequency Stabilization for LISA |
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354 | (5) |
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Grating Fabrication for Gravitational-wave Interferometers and LISA GRS |
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359 | (5) |
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Relativistic Approach of the LISA Mission |
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364 | (5) |
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Dimensional Stability of Hexology SA® Silicon Carbide and Zerodur™ Materials for the LISA Mission |
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369 | (5) |
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A High Sensitivity Heterodyne Interferometer as Optical Readout for the LISA Inertial Sensor |
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374 | (5) |
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Laser Frequency Stabilization by Using Arm-Locking |
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379 | (5) |
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A Robust, Symmetric Grating Angular Sensor for Space Flights |
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384 | (5) |
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Optical Design of the LISA Interferometric Metrology System |
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389 | (8) |
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STELLAR-MASS BINARIES AND STOCHASTIC SOURCES |
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Astrophysics of White Dwarf Binaries |
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397 | (9) |
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Astrophysics of Double Neutron Star Binaries |
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406 | (9) |
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The Resolving Power of LISA: Comparing Techniques for Binary Analysis |
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415 | (7) |
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Angular Momentum Transport in Double White Dwarf Binaries |
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422 | (7) |
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Tomographic Method for Resolving the Galactic Binaries: Including Multiple Interferometers and Antenna Patterns |
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429 | (8) |
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Gravitational Waves from Compact Objects Accreting onto Active Galactic Nuclei |
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437 | (7) |
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Automatic Bayesian Inference for LISA Data Analysis Strategies |
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444 | (8) |
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If Primordial Black-Holes Exist, What Would Be the Gravitational Wave Background Noise They Would Produce for LISA, DECIGO, and BBO? |
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452 | (8) |
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Multi-band Astronomy with LISA |
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460 | (5) |
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A Modified CLEAN Method and its Application to Tomographic Reconstruction of LISA Galactic Binaries |
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465 | (6) |
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Detecting a Stochastic Background of Gravitational Waves in the Presence of Non-Gaussian Noise |
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471 | (5) |
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Population Boundaries for DWDs in LISA's Amplitude-frequency Domain |
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476 | (5) |
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Optimal Source Tracking and Beaming of LISA |
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481 | (8) |
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Slice & Dice: Identifying and Removing Bright Galactic Binaries from LISA Data |
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489 | (5) |
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Probing Anisotropies of Gravitational-wave Backgrounds with a Space-based Interferometer |
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494 | (4) |
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LISA Framework for Enhancing Gravitational Wave Signal Extraction Techniques |
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498 | (9) |
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THE MID-LOW END OF THE LISA SENSITIVITY BAND |
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Achieving the Mid-low End of the LISA Band |
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507 | (8) |
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Progress in Developing the Modular Gravitational Reference Sensor |
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515 | (7) |
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In-Flight Diagnostics in LISA Pathfinder |
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522 | (7) |
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Control of ST7 Disturbance Reduction System Flight Experiment |
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529 | (10) |
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Experience and Design Drivers for the Inertial Sensor on the LISA Pathfinder Mission |
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539 | (9) |
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Colloid Microthrust Propulsion for the Space Technology 7 (ST7) and LISA Missions |
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548 | (8) |
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Test-Mass Release Phase Ground Testing for the LISA Pathfinder Mission |
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556 | (5) |
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Torsion Pendulum Facility for Direct Force Measurements of LISA GRS Related Disturbances |
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561 | (5) |
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Mass Center Determination by Optical Sensing of Velocity Modulation |
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566 | (5) |
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Self-gravity Analysis and Visualization Tool for LISA |
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571 | (5) |
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Electrostatic Sensing and Forcing Electronics Performance for the LISA Pathfinder Gravitational Reference Sensor |
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576 | (7) |
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Control Design of the Test Mass Release Mode for the LISA Pathfinder Mission |
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583 | (5) |
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Determining Gravitational Attraction by Mass Property Measurements |
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588 | (7) |
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DATA ANALYSIS AND SOURCE MODELING |
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Extracting Information About EMRIs Using Time-frequency Methods |
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595 | (10) |
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When Is Enough Good Enough in Gravitational Wave Source Modeling? |
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605 | (7) |
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The Optimal Statistic for Detecting Eccentric Binary Compact Objects with LISA |
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612 | (7) |
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An Overview of the Mock LISA Data Challenges |
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619 | (6) |
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A How-to for the Mock LISA Data Challenges |
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625 | (8) |
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LISACode: Simulating LISA |
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633 | (7) |
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Preparing for LISA Data: The Testbed for LISA Analysis Project |
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640 | (7) |
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LISA SYSTEM DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY |
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LISA System Design Overview |
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647 | (7) |
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Overview of the LISA Phasemeter |
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654 | (7) |
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Arm-Locking in a LISA-like Hardware Model: A Status Report |
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661 | (7) |
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LISA Technology Package System Design and Operations |
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668 | (7) |
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Calibration Methods for the LISA Pathfinder Drag-free System and Expected Performance |
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675 | (7) |
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Managing Disturbance Sources on LISA Pathfinder |
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682 | (7) |
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LISA Phasemeter Development |
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689 | (8) |
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Mission Critical Software in LISA Pathfinder |
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697 | (5) |
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702 | (5) |
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| List of Participants |
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| Author Index |
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