The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna: Unveiling the Millihertz Gravitational Wave Sky
by James Ira Thorpe, John Ziemer, Ira Thorpe, Jeff Livas, John W. Conklin, Robert Caldwell, Emanuele Berti, Sean T. McWilliams, Robin Stebbins, David Shoemaker, Elizabeth C. Ferrara, Shane L. Larson, Deirdre Shoemaker, Joey Shapiro Key, Michele Vallisneri, Michael Eracleous, Jeremy Schnittman, Brittany Kamai, Jordan Camp, Guido Mueller, Jillian Bellovary, Norman Rioux, John Baker, Peter L. Bender, Curt Cutler, Neil Cornish, Craig Hogan, Sridhar Manthripragada, Brent Ware, Priyamvada Natarajan, Kenji Numata, Shannon R Sankar, Bernard J Kelly, Kirk McKenzie, Jacob Slutsky, Robert Spero, Martin Hewitson, Samuel Francis, Ryan DeRosa, Anthony Yu, Ann Hornschemeier, and Peter Wass
Published onSep 30, 2019
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna: Unveiling the Millihertz Gravitational Wave Sky
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Abstract
This whitepaper summarizes the status of the ESA-led Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission and advocates for an increased US role within the ‘medium’ mission category. The LISA science case, mission concept, technical readiness, and organizational partnerships are summarized and broad scenarios for US participation are described.
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