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The role of low-energy electrons in the charging process of LISA test masses

Abstract

The estimate of the total electron yield is fundamental for our understanding of the test-mass charging associated with cosmic rays in the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder mission and in the forthcoming gravitational wave observatory LISA. To unveil the role of low energy electrons in this process owing to galactic and solar energetic particle events, in this work we study the interaction of keV and sub-keV electrons with a gold slab using a mixed Monte Carlo (MC) and ab-initio framework. We determine the energy spectrum of the electrons emerging from such a gold slab hit by a primary electron beam by considering the relevant energy loss mechanisms as well as the elastic scattering events. We also show that our results are consistent with experimental data and MC simulations carried out with the GEANT4-DNA toolkit.

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Authors (8)

  • Photo of  Maurizio Dapor

    Maurizio Dapor

    • European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*), Bruno Kessler Foundation,Trento, Italy ; Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA-INFN), Trento, Italy
  • Photo of  Francesco Dimiccoli

    Francesco Dimiccoli

    • Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA-INFN), Trento, Italy
  • Photo of  Michele Fabi

    Michele Fabi

    • Universitá degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Via S. Chiara 27, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
  • Photo of  Valerio Ferroni

    Valerio Ferroni

    • Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA-INFN), Trento, Italy
  • Photo of  Catia Grimani

    Catia Grimani

    • Universitá degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Via S. Chiara 27, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
  • Photo of  Mattia Villani

    Mattia Villani

    • Universitá degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Via S. Chiara 27, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
  • Photo of  William Joseph Weber

    William Joseph Weber

    • Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA-INFN), Trento, Italy

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Category:
Articles
Type:
artykuły w czasopismach
Published in:
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY no. 40,
ISSN: 0264-9381
Language:
English
Publication year:
2023
Bibliographic description:
Taioli S., Dapor M., Dimiccoli F., Fabi M., Ferroni V., Grimani C., Villani M., Weber W. J.: The role of low-energy electrons in the charging process of LISA test masses// CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY -Vol. 40,iss. 7 (2023), s.075001-
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1088/1361-6382/acbadd
Sources of funding:
  • This action has received funding from the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101046651 and from the European Space Agency under ESA Contract No. 4000133571/20/NL/CRS.
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