Data analysis for the LISA Technology Package

The LISA Technology Package (LTP) on board the LISA Pathfinder mission aims to demonstrate some key concepts for LISA which cannot be tested on ground. The mission consists of a series of preplanned experimental runs. The data analysis for each experiment must be designed in advance of the mission....

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Published in:Classical and quantum gravity 2009-05, Vol.26 (9), p.094003-094003 (13)
Main Authors: Hewitson, M, Armano, M, Benedetti, M, Bogenstahl, J, Bortoluzzi, D, Bosetti, P, Brandt, N, Cavalleri, A, Ciani, G, Cristofolini, I, Cruise, M, Danzmann, K, Diepholz, I, Dolesi, R, Fauste, J, Ferraioli, L, Fertin, D, Fichter, W, García, A, García, C, Grynagier, A, Guzmán, F, Fitzsimons, E, Heinzel, G, Hollington, D, Hough, J, Hueller, M, Hoyland, D, Jennrich, O, Johlander, B, Killow, C, Lobo, A, Mance, D, Mateos, I, McNamara, P W, Monsky, A, Nicolini, D, Nicolodi, D, Nofrarias, M, Perreur-Lloyd, M, Plagnol, E, Racca, G D, Ramos-Castro, J, Robertson, D, Sanjuan, J, Schulte, M O, Shaul, D N A, Smit, M, Stagnaro, L, Steier, F, Sumner, T J, Tateo, N, Tombolato, D, Vischer, G, Vitale, S, Wanner, G, Ward, H, Waschke, S, Wand, V, Wass, P, Weber, W J, Ziegler, T, Zweifel, P
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Language:English
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Astrophysics
Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics
Exact sciences and technology
General relativity and gravitation
Physics
Sciences of the Universe
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Summary:The LISA Technology Package (LTP) on board the LISA Pathfinder mission aims to demonstrate some key concepts for LISA which cannot be tested on ground. The mission consists of a series of preplanned experimental runs. The data analysis for each experiment must be designed in advance of the mission. During the mission, the analysis must be carried out promptly so that the results can be fed forward into subsequent experiments. As such a robust and flexible data analysis environment needs to be put in place. Since this software is used during mission operations and effects the mission timeline, it must be very robust and tested to a high degree. This paper presents the requirements, design and implementation of the data analysis environment (LTPDA) that will be used for analysing the data from LTP. The use of the analysis software to perform mock data challenges (MDC) is also discussed, and some highlights from the first MDC are presented.
ISSN:0264-9381
1361-6382
DOI:10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094003