1k citations · 1.5k across the 13 of their papers we have counts for
13 papers
Noise and Thermal Performance of a Sub-Attofarad Capacitance Sensor for Precision Measurements, with Applications in Gravitational Wave Detectors
S. Saraf, S. Buchman, C. Y. Lui +2
We describe the design principles, fabrication, and characterization of a precision AC resonant capacitance bridge (RCB) sensor, based on a resonant differential planar printed cir…
MFB: A Mid-Frequency-Band Space Gravitational Wave Observer for the 2020 Decade
Peter F. Michelson, Robert L. Byer, Sasha Buchman +3
We make the case for the early development of a Mid-Frequency-Band (MFB) gravitational wave (GW) observatory in geosynchronous orbit (73,000 km arm), optimized for the frequency ba…
Differential optical shadow sensor for sub-nanometer displacement measurement and its application to drag-free satellites
Andreas Zoellner, Si Tan, Shailendhar Saraf +4
We present a method for 3D sub-nanometer displacement measurement using a set of differential optical shadow sensor. It is based on using pairs of collimated beams on opposite side…
The Design of a Drag-Free CubeSat and the Housing for its Gravitational Reference Sensor
Carlo Zanoni, Abdul Alfauwaz, Ahmad Aljadaan +11
A Drag-Free CubeSat mission has been proposed to demonstrate the feasibility of a Gravitational Reference Sensor (GRS) with an optical readout for a 3 units (3U) spacecraft. A pure…
Ultrastable frequency reference at 1.56 μm using a CO molecular overtone transition with the noise immune cavity-enhanced optical heterodyne molecular spectroscopy method
Shailendar Saraf, Paul Berceau, Alberto Stochino +2
We report on an ultrastable molecular clock based on the interrogation of the 3ν rotational-vibrational combination band at 1563nm of carbon monoxide 12C16O. The laser stabilizatio…
LISA-2020: An Intermediate Scale Space Gravitational Wave Observatory for This Decade
S. Buchman, J. A. Lipa, R. L. Byer +10
Over the last three decades, an exceptionally good science case has been made for pursuing gravitational wave (GW) astronomy. This has engendered a worldwide effort to detect the e…