A torsion pendulum with 2 soft degrees of freedom (DOFs), realized by off-axis cascading two torsion fibers, has been built and operated. This instrument helps characterize the geodesic motion of a test mass for LISA Pathfinder or any other free-fall space mission, providing information on cross talk and other effects that cannot be detected when monitoring a single DOF. We show that it is possible to simultaneously measure both the residual force and the residual torque acting on a quasifree test mass. As an example of the investigations that a double pendulum allows, we report the measurement of the force-to-torque cross talk, i.e., the amount of actuation signal, produced by applying a force on the suspended test mass, that leaks into the rotational DOF, detected by measuring the corresponding (unwanted) torque.

Bassan, M., Cavalleri, A., De Laurentis, M., De Marchi, F., De Rosa, R., Di Fiore, L., et al. (2016). Approaching free fall on two degrees of freedom: simultaneous measurement of residual force and torque on a double torsion pendulum. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 116(5), 051104 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.051104].

Approaching free fall on two degrees of freedom: simultaneous measurement of residual force and torque on a double torsion pendulum

Bassan M.
Investigation
;
Pucacco G.
Formal Analysis
;
2016-01-01

Abstract

A torsion pendulum with 2 soft degrees of freedom (DOFs), realized by off-axis cascading two torsion fibers, has been built and operated. This instrument helps characterize the geodesic motion of a test mass for LISA Pathfinder or any other free-fall space mission, providing information on cross talk and other effects that cannot be detected when monitoring a single DOF. We show that it is possible to simultaneously measure both the residual force and the residual torque acting on a quasifree test mass. As an example of the investigations that a double pendulum allows, we report the measurement of the force-to-torque cross talk, i.e., the amount of actuation signal, produced by applying a force on the suspended test mass, that leaks into the rotational DOF, detected by measuring the corresponding (unwanted) torque.
2016
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE
English
pendulum; free-fall; gravitation; cross-talk
Bassan, M., Cavalleri, A., De Laurentis, M., De Marchi, F., De Rosa, R., Di Fiore, L., et al. (2016). Approaching free fall on two degrees of freedom: simultaneous measurement of residual force and torque on a double torsion pendulum. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 116(5), 051104 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.051104].
Bassan, M; Cavalleri, A; De Laurentis, M; De Marchi, F; De Rosa, R; Di Fiore, L; Dolesi, R; Finetti, N; Garufi, F; Grado, A; Hueller, M; Marconi, L; Milano, L; Pucacco, G; Stanga, R; Visco, M; Vitale, S; Weber, Wj
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