LISA Noise PSD generation

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I wish to understand how the noise and sensitivity of the detector is found and a sensitivity curve is produced.

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Hi MukhilC:
For any instrument, the first step will be the noise calculation. Scientists will design a device response to both noise and signals. Usually one can find a theoretical calculation for the instrumental noise. With the noise produced, PSD estimation on noise can give out the curve indicating the detector’s sensitivity band and all other things.

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Could I get any references for the theoretical calculation for PSD estimation?

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Hi @MukhilC Thank you for the question!

These two papers on the arxiv look like good references for LISA PSDs:

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For LISA, you should definitely check out this software: LEGWORK!

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Thank you very much. This is very helpful.

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