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8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (June 24, 2009, New York, USA)
Seiji Kawamura, Takashi Nakamura, Kimio Tsubono, Takahiro Tanaka, Ikkoh Funaki, Naoki Seto, Kenji Numata, Shuichi Sato, Nobuyuki Kanda, Takeshi Takashima, Kunihito Ioka, Kazuhiro Agatsuma, Tomotada Akutsu, Tomomi Akutsu, Koh-suke Aoyanagi, Koji Arai, Yuta Arase, Akito Araya, Hideki Asada, Yoichi Aso, Takeshi Chiba, Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, Motohiro Enoki, Yoshiharu Eriguchi, Masa-Katsu Fujimoto, Ryuichi Fujita, Mitsuhiro Fukushima, Toshifumi Futamase, Katsuhiko Ganzu, Tomohiro Harada, Tatsuaki Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Hayama, Wataru Hikida, Yoshiaki Himemoto, Hisashi Hirabayashi, Takashi Hiramatsu, Feng-Lei Hong, Hideyuki Horisawa, Mizuhiko Hosokawa, Kiyotomo Ichiki, Takeshi Ikegami, Kaiki T. Inoue, Koji Ishidoshiro, Hideki Ishihara, Takehiko Ishikawa, Hideharu Ishizaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Yousuke Itoh, Shogo Kamagasako, Nobuki Kawashima, Fumiko Kawazoe, Hiroyuki Kirihara, Naoko Kishimoto, Kenta Kiuchi, Shiho Kobayashi, Kazunori Kohri, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Yasufumi Kojima, Keiko Kokeyama, Wataru Kokuyama, Kei Kotake, Yoshihide Kozai, Hideaki Kudoh, Hiroo Kunimori, Hitoshi Kuninaka, Kazuaki Kuroda, Kei-ichi Maeda, Hideo Matsuhara, Yasushi Mino, Osamu Miyakawa, Shinji Miyoki, Mutsuko Y. Morimoto, Tomoko Morioka , Toshiyuki Morisawa, Shigenori Moriwaki, Shinji Mukohyama, Mitsuru Musha, Shigeo Nagano, Isao Naito, Noriyasu Nakagawa, Kouji Nakamura, Hiroyuki Nakano, Kenichi Nakao, Shinichi Nakasuka, Yoshinori Nakayama, Erina Nishida, Kazutaka Nishiyama, Atsushi Nishizawa, Yoshito Niwa, Masatake Ohashi, Naoko Ohishi, Masashi Ohkawa, Akira Okutomi, Kouji Onozato, Kenichi Oohara, Norichika Sago, Motoyuki Saijo, Masaaki Sakagami, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Shihori Sakata, Misao Sasaki, Takashi Sato, Masaru Shibata, Hisaaki Shinkai, Kentaro Somiya, Hajime Sotani, Naoshi Sugiyama, Yudai Suwa, Hideyuki Tagoshi, Kakeru Takahashi, Keitaro Takahashi, Tadayuki Takahashi, Hirotaka Takahashi, Ryuichi Takahashi, Ryutaro Takahashi, Takamori Akiteru, Tadashi Takano, Keisuke Taniguchi, Atsushi Taruya, Hiroyuki Tashiro, Mitsuru Tokuda, Masao Tokunari, Morio Toyoshima, Shinji Tsujikawa, Yoshiki Tsunesada, Ken-ichi Ueda, Masayoshi Utashima, Hiroshi Yamakawa, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Toshitaka Yamazaki, Jun'ichi Yokoyama, Chul-Moon Yoo, Shijun Yoshida, Taizoh Yoshino
Masaki Ando(Department of Physics, Kyoto University)
Original Picture : Sora
DECIGO and Pathfinder Missions

8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (June 24, 2009, New York, USA)
1. DECIGOOverview and SciencePre-conceptual Design
2. DECIGO PathfinderOverview and ScienceDesign and Status
3. Summary

8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (June 24, 2009, New York, USA)
1. DECIGOOverview and SciencePre-conceptual Design
2. DECIGO PathfinderOverview and ScienceDesign and Status
3. Summary

DECIGO
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DECIGO
Space GW antenna (~2024)Obs. band around 0.1 Hz
10–4 10–2 100 102 104
10–26
10–24
10–22
10–20
10–18
10–16
Frequency [Hz]
Stra
in
[1/H
z1/2 ] Terrestrial Detectors
(Ad. LIGO, LCGT, etc)
DECIGO
LISA
(Deci-hertz interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory)
‘Bridge’ the obs.gap between LISA and Terrestrial detectors

DECIGO Interferometer
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Interferometer Unit: Differential FP interferometer
LaserPhoto-detector
1000kmArm cavity
Drag-free S/C
Mirror
Baseline length: 1000 km3 S/C formation flight
3 FP interferometersDrag-free control

Targets and Science
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DECIGO (1 unit)
Merger
Frequency [Hz]
GW
am
plit
ude
[H
z-1
/2]
10-4 10-2 100 102 104
10-24
10-22
10-20
10-18
10-16
10-26
DECIGO (Correlation)
NS inspiral (z~1)
Merger
3month
IMBH binary inspiralNS binary inspiralStochastic background
Galaxy formation (Massive BH)
Cosmology(Inflation, Dark energy)

Constraint on dark energy
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DECIGO will observe104-5 NS binaries at z~1
Precise ‘clock’ at cosmological distance
Angular resolution~10arcmin (1 detector)~10arcsec (3 detectors)
at z=1
Determine cosmological parameters
Absolute and independent measurement
Information on acceleration of expansion of the universe
chirp waveformDistance:
Redshift: host galaxy
‘Standard Siren’
Relationship between distance and redshift
NS-NS (z~1)
GW
DECIGO
Output
Expansion +Acceleration?
Time
Str
ain
Template(No Acceleration)
Real Signal ?
Phase Delay~1sec (10 years)
Seto, Kawamura, Nakamura, PRL 87, 221103 (2001)

Stochastic Background GWs
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8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (June 24, 2009, New York, USA)
1. DECIGOOverview and SciencePre-conceptual Design
2. DECIGO PathfinderOverview and ScienceDesign and Status
3. Summary

Pre-Conceptual Design
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Interferometer Unit: Differential FP interferometer
LaserPhoto-detector
Arm cavity
Drag-free S/C
Mirror
Arm length: 1000 kmFinesse: 10Mirror diameter: 1 mMirror mass: 100 kgLaser power: 10 WLaser wavelength:532 nm
S/C: drag free3 interferometers

Interferometer Design
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Transponder type vs Direct-reflection type
10–4 10–3 10–2 10–1 100 101 102 10310–25
10–24
10–23
10–22
10–21
10–20
10–19
10–18
Frequency [Hz]
Stra
in
[1/H
z1/2 ]
LCGT
LISA
DECIGO(LISA type, 5x104km)
DECIGO(FP type, 1000km)
Laser: 10W, 532nmMass: 100kgMirror: 1m dia.
Decisive factor: Binary confusion noise
Compare : Sensitivity curves and Expected Sciences

Cavity and S/C control
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Local Sensor
Actuator
Displacement signal between the two Mirrors
Thruster Thruster
Displacement Signal between S/C and Mirror
Mirror
S/C 1 S/C 2
Fig: S. Kawamura
Cavity length changePDH error signal Mirror position (and Laser frequency)
Relative motion between mirror and S/CLocal sensor S/C thruster

Requirements
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Sensor NoiseShot noise 3 x 10-18 m/Hz1/2 (0.1 Hz)
Acceleration NoiseForce noise 4x10-17 N/Hz1/2 (0.1 Hz)
Other noises should be well below the shot noiseLaser freq. noise: 1 Hz/Hz1/2 (1Hz)
Stab. Gain 105, CMRR 105
x 10 of LCGT in phase noise
x 1/50 of LISA
External force sourcesFluctuation of magnetic field, electric field,
gravitational field, temperature, pressure, etc.

Orbit and Constellation
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Record-disk orbit around the Sun
Relative acc. 4x10-12 m/s2
Halo orbit around L2 (or L1)
Relative acc. 4x10-7 m/s2
(Mirror force ~10-9 N )
(Mirror force ~10-4 N )
Separatedunit
Constellation
4 interferometer units
2 overlapped units Cross correlation2 separated units Angular resolution
overlappedunits
Separatedunit
Candidate of orbit:

Roadmap
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Figure: S.Kawamura
2007 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Mission
Objective
Space test of key tech.GW observation
Detect GW with min. spec
FP between S/C
GW astronomy
Design
Single small satelliteShort FP interferometer
3 S/C 1 interferometer unit
3 S/C x 3-4 units
DECIGO Pathfinder(DPF)
Pre-DECIGO DECIGO
R&DFabrication
R&DFabrication
R&DFabrication
SDS-1/SWIM

Organization
PI: Kawamura (NAOJ)Deputy: Ando (Kyoto)
Executive CommitteeKawamura (NAOJ), Ando (Kyoto), Seto (Kyoto), Nakamura (Kyoto),
Tsubono (Tokyo), Tanaka (Kyoto), Funaki (ISAS), Numata (Maryland), Sato (Hosei), Kanda (Osaka city), Takashima (ISAS), Ioka (KEK)
Pre-DECIGO
Sato (Hosei)
Satellite
Funaki (ISAS)
Science, Data
Tanaka (Kyoto)Seto (Kyoto)
Kanda (Osaka city)
DECIGO pathfinderLeader: Ando (Kyoto)
Deputy: Takashima (ISAS)
Detector
Ando (Kyoto)
Housing
Sato (Hosei)
LaserUeda (ILS)
Musya (ILS)
Drag freeMoriwaki (Tokyo)Sakai (ISAS)
Thruster
Funaki (ISAS)
Bus
Takashima (ISAS)
Data
Kanda (Osaka
city)
Detector
Numata (Maryland)
Ando (Kyoto)
Mission phase
Design phase
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Collaboration and support
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・Supports from LISATechnical advises from LISA/LPF experiencesSupport Letter for DECIGO/DPFLISA-DECIGO workshop (2008.11)
・Collab. with Stanford univ. groupDrag-free control of DECIGO/DPFUV LED Charge Management System for DPF
・Collab. with JAXA navigation-control section formation flight of DECIGO, DPF drag-free control
・Research Center for the Early Universe (RESCEU), Univ. of TokyoSupport DECIGO as ones of main projects (2009.4-)
・Collab. with UNISEC (University Space Engineering Consortium) Call for active young engineers

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1. DECIGOOverview and SciencePre-conceptual Design
2. DECIGO PathfinderOverview and ScienceDesign and Status
3. Summary

Roadmap
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Figure: S.Kawamura
2007 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Mission
Objective
Space test of key tech.GW observation
Detect GW with min. spec
FP between S/C
GW astronomy
Design
Single small satelliteShort FP interferometer
3 S/C 1 interferometer unit
3 S/C x 3-4 units
DECIGO Pathfinder(DPF)
Pre-DECIGO DECIGO
R&DFabrication
R&DFabrication
R&DFabrication
SDS-1/SWIM

DECIGO-PF
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DECIGO Pathfinder (DPF)
Single satellite(Payload ~1m3 , 350kg)
Low-earth orbit(Altitude 500km, sun synchronous)
30cm FP cavity with 2 test massesStabilized laser source Drag-free control
Local Sensor
Actuator
Thruster
First milestone mission for DECIGOShrink arm cavity
DECIGO 1000km DPF 30cm

DPF satellite
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Stabilized. Laser source
Interferometermodule
Satellite Bus system
Solar Paddle
MissionThruster head
On-boardComputer
Bus thruster
Mast structure
Satellite Bus(‘Standard bus’ system)
DPF PayloadSize : 950mm cubeWeight : 150kgPower : 130WData Rate: 800kbpsMission thruster x12
Power SupplySpW Comm.
Size : 950x950x1100mm
Weight : 200kgSAP : 960W Battery: 50AHDownlink : 2MpbsDR: 1GByte3N Thrusters x 4

DPF mission payload
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Fabry-Perot interferometerFinesse : 100Length : 30cmTest mass : 1kgSignal extraction by PDH
Drag-free controlLocal sensor signal Feedback to thrusters
Mission weight : ~150kgMission space : ~90 x 90 x 90 cm
Laser source Yb:YAG laser (1030nm)Power : 25mWFreq. stab. by Iodine abs. line

DPF Sensitivity
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Satellite mass : 350kg, Area: 2m2
Altitude: 500kmThruster noise: 0.1μN/Hz1/2
Laser source : 1030nm, 25mW IFO length : 30cmFinesse : 100, Mirror mass : 1kgQ-factor : 105, Substrate: TBDTemperature : 293K (Preliminary parameters)
10–2 10–1 100 101 10210–18
10–17
10–16
10–15
10–14
10–13
10–12
10–11
10–18
10–17
10–16
10–15
10–14
10–13
10–12
Noi
se le
vel
[1/H
z1/2 ]
Frequency [Hz]
Shot noiseMirror thermal
Laser Radiation
Laser: 1030nm, 25mWFinesse: 100Mirror mass: 1kgQ–value of a mirror: 106
Cavity length: 30cm
pressure noiseThruster noise
PM acceleration Noise
Geogravity Laser Frequency
noise
Dis
plac
emen
t Noi
se
[m/H
z1/2 ]

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DPF sensitivity
10–4 10–2 100 102 104
10–26
10–24
10–22
10–20
10–18
10–16
Frequency [Hz]
Stra
in
[1/H
z1/2 ]
DECIGO
LCGT
Core-collapseSupernovae
NS binaryinspiral
ScoX-1(1yr)
Pulsar(1yr)
Massive BHinspirals
Galaxybinaries
Gravity-gradient noise(Terrestrial detectors)
DPF limit
Background GWsfrom early universe
(Ωgw=10-14)
DPF sensitivity h ~ 2x10-15 Hz1/2
(x10 of quantum noises)
Foreground GWs
LISA

GW target of DPF
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Observable range reaches the Galactic center (SNR~5 )
BH QNMh ~ 10-15 , f ~ 0.3 Hz Distance 1Mpc, m = 105 M sun
IMBH inspiral and merger
Obs. Duration (~1000sec)
h ~ 10-15 , f ~ 4 Hz Distance 10kpc, m = 103 M sun
KAGAYA
Blackholes eventsin our galaxy
Hard to access by others Original observation
103 104 105 10610–1
100
101
102
Obs
erva
ble
Ran
ge
Mass [Msolar]
[kpc
, SN
R=5
]
Galactic Center
BH QNMBH Inspiral
(By N.Kanda)

Gravity of the Earth
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Measure gravity field of the Earth for Satellite Orbits
Determine global gravity field Density distribution
Monitor of change in timeGround water motionStrains in crusts by
earthquakes and volcanoes
GPS satellite
東京大字地震研・新谷氏、
京都大学・福田氏の資料/情報提供
Observation Gap between GRACE and GRACE-FO
(2012-16) DPF contribution
in international network

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1. DECIGOOverview and SciencePre-conceptual Design
2. DECIGO PathfinderOverview and ScienceDesign and Status
3. Summary

R&D for DPF (1)
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Stabilized LaserBBM development
Yb:YAG (NPRO) sourceSaturated absorption by I2
Stability test, Packaging
By M.Musha
By S.Sato
IFO and housingBBM-EM development Test of concepts+ Earth gravity sensors
By A.Araya
S.Sato’s talk(P. Session #2, Today)
Y.Wakabayashi’s poster

R&D for DPF (2)
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Attitude control and Drag-freeSatellite structure (mass distribution)
Passive attitude stabilization by gravity gradient
Mission thruster positionControl topology
ThrusterSystem design
with existing tech.Noise meas. system
(thruster stand) Development of Slit FEEP
By I.Funaki
ByS.Moriwaki

SWIM launch and operation
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W.Kokuyama’s talk(P. Session #2,
Today)
Tiny GW detector moduleLaunched in Jan. 23, 2009
Test mass
Photo sensor
Coil
TAM: Torsion Antenna Module with free-falling test mass (Size : 80mm cube, Weight : ~500g)
Reflective-type optical displacement sensor
Separation to mass ~1mmSensitivity ~ 10-9 m/Hz1/2
6 PSs to monitor mass motion
~47g Aluminum, Surface polishedSmall magnets for position control
Photo:JAXA
In-orbit operation

DPF mission status
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DPF : One of the candidate ofJAXA’s small satellite series
At least 3 satellite in 5 years withStandard Bus + M-V follow-on rocket
1st mission (2012): SPRINT-A/EXCEED2nd mission (~2013) in selection
Candidates: 2 missions (ERG, DPF)
SPRINT-A /EXCEED
Decision in this month Next-generationSolid rocket booster (M-V FO)
Fig. by JAXA

8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (June 24, 2009, New York, USA)
1. DECIGOOverview and SciencePre-conceptual Design
2. DECIGO PathfinderOverview and ScienceDesign and Status
3. Summary

Summary
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DECIGO : Fruitful Sciences
Very beginning of the UniverseDark energyGalaxy formation
DECIGO Pathfinder
Important milestone for DECIGOStrong candidate of JAXA’s satellite series
SWIM – under operation in orbitfirst precursor to space!

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LCGT and DECIGO
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LCGT (~2014)Terrestrial Detector High frequency events
Target: GW detection
DECIGO (~2024)Space observatory Low frequency sources
Target: GW astronomy

Objectives of DPF
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DPF and DECIGO
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DECIGO requirements
1000km FP cavityIFO control in spaceLow external forceLarge optics
Ultra stable LaserStabilization of sourceStabilization by long arm
Formation flightStable orbitInter S/C RangingDrag-free controlLow-noise thruster
ObservationData processionData analysisTriggered search
DPF requirements
Satellite disp.10-9 m/Hz1/2
Freq. Stability0.5 Hz/Hz1/2
Disp. noise6x10-16 m/Hz1/2 4x10-18 m/Hz1/2
Force noise10-14 N/Hz1/2
10-17 N/Hz1/2
Thruster noise10-7 N/Hz1/2
0.1 Hz bandObservation and Data analysis
Precise meas.by IFO
Stab. Laser
Drag-freecontrol
GW Obs.
1 Hz/Hz1/2

Arm length
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Cavity arm length : Limited by diffraction lossEffective reflectivity (TEM00 TEM00)
Laser wavelength : 532nm Mirror diameter: 1mOptimal beam size
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 101010–4
10–3
10–2
10–1
100
Arm Length [m]
Rat
io o
f ava
ilabl
e po
wer
LISALCGTTAMA DECIGO Diff
ract
ion
Loss
(5x109m)(3x103m)(300 m)
Mirror diameter : 1mOptimal beam profile
(1x106m)
Nd:YAG laser : 532nm
1000 km is almost max.

IMBH inspiral and Merger
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戎崎俊一(理化学研究所) 先生のwebページより引用http://atlas.riken.go.jp/~ebisu/smbh.html
DECIGO will observeIntermediate-mass BH (IMBH)
binary merger with SNR>6000 for z~1 source
Information on the formation of Supermassive BHs
at the center of galaxies

Standard Sources
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Absolute poweror amplitude
Supernova (EM wave) Neutron-star binary (GW)‘Standard Candle’ ‘Standard Siren’
Extrapolated from nearby events
General Relativity
Event rate 2000/yr (SNAP) 104-5/yr (DECIGO)
Error in distance ~10%
Identificationof host galaxy
Others Uncertainty bydust absorption
Negligible interactionwith matters
<
<
<
~~
>Require multiple detectors
or statistics
R.Takahashi (2006)
10% at z=1
Easy?
Fig. fromSNAPweb page

DPF targets
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Credit: NASA, STScI
BHs in Globular clustersBH masses estimated from star motion
Estimate SNR of GW signalsEqual mass, Mass ratio 1:1/3, 100Msun BH capture
(~150 Globular Clusters in our Galaxy)
(By N.Seto)

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Comparison with LPFLPF (LISA Pathfinder) DPF (DECIGO Pathfinder)
Stabilized Laser
InterferometerModule
Thruster Control Unit
Solar Paddle
Interfererometer Control Unit
Housing Control Unit
Mission Thrusters
Central Processing Unit
Bus Thrusters
Purpose
Launch
WeightOrbit
Test MassLaser sourceInterferometerSensitivity
Demonstration for LISA
2010Dedicated launcher (Vega)
1,900 kgHalo orbit around L1
Drag-free attitude controlAu-Pt alloy x2
Nd:YAG (1064nm)Mach-Zehnder
3x10-14 m/s2/Hz1/2 (1mHz)
Demonstration for DECIGO GW observation
~2013Dedicated launcher (M-V follow-on)
350 kgSSO altitude 500km
Drag-free attitude controlTBD x2
Yb:YAG (1030nm)Fabry-Perot
1x10-15 m/s2/Hz1/2 (0.1Hz)

Pre-DECIGOPre-DECIGO
DECIGO
Arm length 100 km 1000 km
Mirror diameter 30 cm 1 m
Laser wavelength 0.532 µm 0.532 µm
Finesse 30 10
Laser power 1 W 10 W
Mirror mass 30 kg 100 kg
# of interferometers in each cluster
1 3
# of clusters 1 4
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SWIM launch
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Test of signal processing and control system
Photo:JAXA
CPU: HR5000(64bit, 33MHz)
System Memory:2MB Flash Memory4MB Burst SRAM4MB Asynch. SRAMData Recorder:1GB SDRAM1GB Flash MemorySpW: 3ch
SpaceCube2: Space-qualified Computer SWIMµν : User ModuleProcessor test board GW+Acc. sensor
FPGA boardDAC 16bit x 8 chADC 16bit x 4 ch 32 ch by MPX
Torsion Antenna x2~47g test mass
Size: 71 x 221 x 171Weight: 1.9 kgPower: 7W
Data Rate : 380kbpsSize: 124 x 224 x 174Weight: 3.5 kgPower: ~7W
Photo by JAXAPhoto by JAXA
SWIM (Space-wire Demonstration module)
on SDS-1 satelliteLaunched in Jan. 23, 2009

SWIMµν
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Tiny GW detector ~47g test masses inside Levitated control in space
Test mass
Photo sensor
Coil
TAM: Torsion Antenna Module with free-falling test mass (Size : 80mm cube, Weight : ~500g)
Reflective-type optical displacement sensor
Separation to mass ~1mmSensitivity ~ 10-9 m/Hz1/2
6 PSs to monitor mass motion
~47g Aluminum, Surface polishedSmall magnets for position control
Used for test-mass position control
Max current ~100mA
2 TAMs in the frame
SWIMmn Module

Successful control
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SWIM In-orbit operation
z control on
yaw control on
Operation: May 12, 2009
Downlink: ~ a week
Test mass controlled
Damped oscillation(in pitch DoF)
Error signal zero
Signal injection OL trans. Fn.
Free oscillationin x and y DoF
By W.Kokuyama