LISA animations

LISA orbit
Credit: W. Folkner (JPL)

LISA orbit
Credit: W. Folkner (JPL)

LISA and a passing gravitational wave
Credit: W. Folkner (JPL)

Gravitational waves
Credit: W. Folkner (JPL)

Gravitational waves
Credit: W. Folkner(JPL)

Field lines from a stationary, moving, and accelerated source (showing radiation pulse)
Credit: T. Creighton (JPL)

Linear and circular gravitational wave polarizations
Credit: T. Creighton (JPL)

Three nearly co-located test particles orbiting a Kerr black hole ( GIF and MPEG-2 formats )
Credit: T. Creighton (JPL)

LISA spacecraft orbiting earth, showing separation from the propulsion unit
Credit: M. Sandford (RAL)
High res version is available from Mike Sandford

Three LISA spacecraft flying in formation around the Sun
Credit: M. Sandford (RAL)
High res version is available from Mike Sandford

Three LISA spacecraft in formation around the Sun
Credit: M. Sandford (RAL)
High res version is available from Mike Sandford

Link to animations by Gaurav Khanna of the collisions of two black holes in the close limit approximation