Consortium hardware contributions
The LISA Consortium is a large international collaboration that combines the resources and expertise from scientists in many countries all over the world. Together with ESA, NASA and JAXA, the LISA Consortium is working to bring the LISA Mission to fruition.
The following hardware system elements are being developed by ESA member states to support the mission formulation:
Gravitational Reference Sensor Subsystem | ![]() |
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Gravitational Reference Sensor Head | ![]() |
Front-End-Electronics | ![]() |
Mechanism Control Unit | ![]() |
Interferometric Detection Subsystem | ![]() |
Optical Bench | ![]() |
Phase Measurement System | ![]() |
Quadrant Photo-Receivers | ![]() |
Point Ahead Angle Mechanism | ![]() |
Beam Alignment Mechanism | ![]() |
Fibre Switch Unit | ![]() |
Mechanism Control Unit | ![]() |
IDS Assembly & Testing | ![]() |
Data & Diagnostic Subsystem | ![]() |
Science Diagnostic Sensors | ![]() |
Diagnostic Control Unit | ![]() |
Optical Test Subsystems | ![]() |
Far-Field Optical Test Equipment | ![]() |
Stray-Light Optical Test Equipment | ![]() |
Interferometery Test Equipment | ![]() |