Post-processing subtraction of tilt-to-length noise in LISA in the presence of gravitational wave signals

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Main Authors: Hartig, Marie-Sophie, Paczkowski, Sarah, Hewitson, Martin, Heinzel, Gerhard, Wanner, Gudrun
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author Hartig, Marie-Sophie
Paczkowski, Sarah
Hewitson, Martin
Heinzel, Gerhard
Wanner, Gudrun
author_facet Hartig, Marie-Sophie
Paczkowski, Sarah
Hewitson, Martin
Heinzel, Gerhard
Wanner, Gudrun
contents The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be the first space-based gravitational wave (GW) observatory. It will measure gravitational wave signals in the frequency regime from 0.1 mHz to 1 Hz. The success of these measurements will depend on the suppression of the various instrument noises. One important noise source in LISA will be tilt-to-length (TTL) coupling. Here, it is understood as the coupling of angular jitter, predominantly from the spacecraft, into the interferometric length readout. The current plan is to subtract this noise in-flight in post-processing as part of a noise minimization strategy. It is crucial to distinguish TTL coupling well from the GW signals in the same readout to ensure that the noise will be properly modeled. Furthermore, it is important that the subtraction of TTL noise will not degrade the GW signals. In the present manuscript, we show on simulated LISA data and for four different GW signal types that the GW responses have little effect on the quality of the TTL coupling fit and subtraction. Also, the GW signal characteristics were not altered by the TTL coupling subtraction.
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spellingShingle Post-processing subtraction of tilt-to-length noise in LISA in the presence of gravitational wave signals
Hartig, Marie-Sophie
Paczkowski, Sarah
Hewitson, Martin
Heinzel, Gerhard
Wanner, Gudrun
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be the first space-based gravitational wave (GW) observatory. It will measure gravitational wave signals in the frequency regime from 0.1 mHz to 1 Hz. The success of these measurements will depend on the suppression of the various instrument noises. One important noise source in LISA will be tilt-to-length (TTL) coupling. Here, it is understood as the coupling of angular jitter, predominantly from the spacecraft, into the interferometric length readout. The current plan is to subtract this noise in-flight in post-processing as part of a noise minimization strategy. It is crucial to distinguish TTL coupling well from the GW signals in the same readout to ensure that the noise will be properly modeled. Furthermore, it is important that the subtraction of TTL noise will not degrade the GW signals. In the present manuscript, we show on simulated LISA data and for four different GW signal types that the GW responses have little effect on the quality of the TTL coupling fit and subtraction. Also, the GW signal characteristics were not altered by the TTL coupling subtraction.
title Post-processing subtraction of tilt-to-length noise in LISA in the presence of gravitational wave signals
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14191