LISA Definition Study Report
Monica Colpi, Karsten Danzmann, Martin Hewitson, Kelly, Holley-Bockelmann, Philippe Jetzer, Gijs Nelemans, Antoine Petiteau, David, Shoemaker, Carlos Sopuerta, Robin Stebbins, Nial Tanvir, Henry Ward, William, Joseph Weber, Ira Thorpe, Anna Daurskikh, Atul Deep
TL;DR
The LISA mission aims to detect space-based gravitational waves across a broad frequency range, enabling diverse astrophysical studies from Galactic binaries to cosmology.
Contribution
This report summarizes the extensive work during the LISA definition phase, outlining the mission's scientific goals and technical preparations.
Findings
LISA will detect gravitational waves from various astrophysical sources.
The mission covers a frequency band of 0.1 mHz to 1 Hz.
LISA's observations will enhance understanding of black holes and the universe's expansion.
Abstract
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is the first scientific endeavour to detect and study gravitational waves from space. LISA will survey the sky for Gravitational Waves in the 0.1 mHz to 1 Hz frequency band which will enable the study of a vast number of objects ranging from Galactic binaries and stellar mass black holes in the Milky Way, to distant massive black-hole mergers and the expansion of the Universe. This definition study report, or Red Book, presents a summary of the very large body of work that has been undertaken on the LISA mission over the LISA definition phase.
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Taxonomy
TopicsGeophysics and Gravity Measurements · Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research