The LTP experiment on the LISA Pathfinder mission
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We report on the development of the LISA Technology Package (LTP) experiment that will fly onboard the LISA Pathfinder mission of the European Space Agency in 2008. We first summarize the science rationale of the experiment aimed at showing the operational feasibility of the so-called transverse–traceless coordinate frame within the accuracy needed for LISA. 0264-9381/05/100125+14$30.00 © 2005 IOP Publishing Ltd Printed in the UK S125
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