Michele Armano

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the calibration procedures adopted to calculate the residual differential stray force per unit mass acting on the two test-masses in their nominal positions, together with their role on LPF performance.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the temperature measurements throughout mission operations, characterize the thermal environment, estimate transfer functions between different locations, and report temperature stability (and its time evolution) at frequencies as low as 10'|$\mu$|Hz, where typically values around 1'K'Hz^−1'1/2 were measured.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the magnetic measurements throughout LISA Pathfinder (LPF) operations and characterize the magnetic environment within the spacecraft, study the time evolution of the magnetic field and its stability down to 20μHz.

TL;DR: In this article, a torsion pendulum technique is proposed to accurately measure on ground the magnetic proprieties of the LISA/LTP test masses, which can be parameterized through the test mass remnant dipole moment and the magnetic susceptibility.

TL;DR: The LISA Pathfinder satellite was launched on 3 December 2015 toward the Sun Earth first Lagrangian point (L1) where the LISA Technology Package (LTP), which is the main science payload, will be tested.