Test Mass Emulator for ground checkout of electrostatic space accelerometers
Dr. Edoardo Dalla Ricca
National Metrology Institute of Italy (INRiM)
Day
Tuesday · 2026-10-13
Time
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Session
Exhibition and Poster Session-2
Venue
ICSO 2026 Conference Venue
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This test mass emulator provides a functional ground-based verification tool for electrostatic accelerometers, specifically tailored for gravitational wave missions like LISA. It reproduces the capacitive sensing and electrostatic actuation dynamics of a free-falling test mass to validate instrument performance in a six-degree-of-freedom environment. This enables high-precision ground testing of sensors capable of measuring non-gravitational forces.
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