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author Jani, Karan
Abernathy, Matthew
Berti, Emanuele
Boschi, Valerio
Chakrabarti, Sukanya
Cocoros, Alice
Conklin, John W.
Creighton, Teviet
Dell'Agnello, Simone
Diels, Jean-Claude
Eikenberry, Stephen
Eubanks, T. Marshall
Gill, Kiranjyot
Grindlay, Jonathan E.
Izquierdo, Kris
Lee, Jaesung
Loeb, Abraham
Lognonné, Philippe
Longo, Francesco
Marcano, Manuel Pichardo
Panning, Mark
Pereira, Paula do Vale
Quetschke, Volker
Rahman, Ashique
Razzano, Massimiliano
Reed, Robert
Shapiro, Brett
Shoemaker, David
Smith, William
Trippe, James
Van Stryland, Eric
Wu, Wan
Yelikar, Anjali B.
author_facet Jani, Karan
Abernathy, Matthew
Berti, Emanuele
Boschi, Valerio
Chakrabarti, Sukanya
Cocoros, Alice
Conklin, John W.
Creighton, Teviet
Dell'Agnello, Simone
Diels, Jean-Claude
Eikenberry, Stephen
Eubanks, T. Marshall
Gill, Kiranjyot
Grindlay, Jonathan E.
Izquierdo, Kris
Lee, Jaesung
Loeb, Abraham
Lognonné, Philippe
Longo, Francesco
Marcano, Manuel Pichardo
Panning, Mark
Pereira, Paula do Vale
Quetschke, Volker
Rahman, Ashique
Razzano, Massimiliano
Reed, Robert
Shapiro, Brett
Shoemaker, David
Smith, William
Trippe, James
Van Stryland, Eric
Wu, Wan
Yelikar, Anjali B.
contents The Laser Interferometer Lunar Antenna (LILA) is a next-generation gravitational-wave (GW) facility on the Moon. By harnessing the Moon's unique environment, LILA fills a critical observational gap in the mid-band GW spectrum ($0.1 - 10$ Hz) between terrestrial detectors (LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA) and the future space mission LISA. Observations enabled by LILA will fundamentally transform multi-messenger astrophysics and GW probes of fundamental physics. LILA will measure the lunar deep interior better than any existing planetary seismic instruments. The LILA mission is designed for phased development aligned with capabilities of the U.S.'s Commercial Lunar Payload Services and Artemis programs. LILA is a unique collaboration between universities, space industries, U.S. government laboratories, and international partners.
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spellingShingle Laser Interferometer Lunar Antenna (LILA): Advancing the U.S. Priorities in Gravitational-wave and Lunar Science
Jani, Karan
Abernathy, Matthew
Berti, Emanuele
Boschi, Valerio
Chakrabarti, Sukanya
Cocoros, Alice
Conklin, John W.
Creighton, Teviet
Dell'Agnello, Simone
Diels, Jean-Claude
Eikenberry, Stephen
Eubanks, T. Marshall
Gill, Kiranjyot
Grindlay, Jonathan E.
Izquierdo, Kris
Lee, Jaesung
Loeb, Abraham
Lognonné, Philippe
Longo, Francesco
Marcano, Manuel Pichardo
Panning, Mark
Pereira, Paula do Vale
Quetschke, Volker
Rahman, Ashique
Razzano, Massimiliano
Reed, Robert
Shapiro, Brett
Shoemaker, David
Smith, William
Trippe, James
Van Stryland, Eric
Wu, Wan
Yelikar, Anjali B.
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
The Laser Interferometer Lunar Antenna (LILA) is a next-generation gravitational-wave (GW) facility on the Moon. By harnessing the Moon's unique environment, LILA fills a critical observational gap in the mid-band GW spectrum ($0.1 - 10$ Hz) between terrestrial detectors (LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA) and the future space mission LISA. Observations enabled by LILA will fundamentally transform multi-messenger astrophysics and GW probes of fundamental physics. LILA will measure the lunar deep interior better than any existing planetary seismic instruments. The LILA mission is designed for phased development aligned with capabilities of the U.S.'s Commercial Lunar Payload Services and Artemis programs. LILA is a unique collaboration between universities, space industries, U.S. government laboratories, and international partners.
title Laser Interferometer Lunar Antenna (LILA): Advancing the U.S. Priorities in Gravitational-wave and Lunar Science
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11631