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On-ground tests of LISA PathFinder thermal diagnostics system

Alberto Lobo·Miquel Nofrarias·Juan Ramos-Castro·Josep Sanjuan
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Thermal conditions in the LTP, the LISA Technology Package, are required to be very stable, and in such environment precision temperature measurements are also required for various diagnostics objectives. A sensitive temperature gauging system for the LTP is being developed at IEEC, which includes a set of thermistors and associated electronics. In this paper we discuss the derived requirements applying to the temperature sensing system, and address the problem of how to create in the laboratory a thermally quiet environment, suitable to perform meaningful on-ground tests of the system. The concept is a two layer spherical body, with a central aluminium core for sensor implantation surrounded by a layer of polyurethane. We construct the insulator transfer function, which relates the temperature at the core with the laboratory ambient temperature, and evaluate the losses caused by heat leakage through connecting wires. The results of the analysis indicate that, in spite of the very demanding stability conditions, a sphere of outer diameter of the order one metre is sufficient. We provide experimental evidence confirming the model predictions.

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Alberto Lobo, Miquel Nofrarias, Juan Ramos-Castro, Josep Sanjuan. 2006-03-26. On-ground tests of LISA PathFinder thermal diagnostics system. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381%2F23%2F17%2F005

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