Detect Gravitational Waves with LISA

[Wave's_Hand_Particle]

The LISA experimental setup is going to measure, or try and detect Gravitational Waves:http://lisa.jpl.nasa.gov/TECHNOLOGY/challenges.html

I have been thinking about an experiment that Farady done in the RI lecture of some years ago, I recall a picture of Farady dropping cannonballs from the RI roof and hoping to detect Gravity Waves, is it possible that LISA, can be configured in space, so that the path of the moon transverse's through the centre of the three laser-crafts, and thus detect the Moons Gravitational Signal?

What I am asking is it possible to recreate Faraday's Experiment using the moon instead of cannonballs?

I have another idea of a really precise 'gravity' measurment that LISA may be able to produce, but Iam a little cagey on some minor details, I am going to spend some time after the hols investigating the whole project, in the meantime I would like some knowledgeable feedback on the LISA experiment, happy holidays, if your still working?..congratulations!

 

[lippyka]

Unfortunately, it is not possible to recreate Faraday's experiment using the moon instead of cannonballs, as the gravitational signal from the moon would be too weak to detect. However, LISA will be able to measure gravitational waves, as it is designed to detect ripples in spacetime caused by massive cosmic objects, such as black holes and neutron stars. LISA will be composed of three satellites that form an equilateral triangle in space, along with a central spacecraft at the center of the triangle. The laser interferometry between the satellites and the central spacecraft will measure small changes in the distance between them, which can be used to detect gravitational waves. Additionally, LISA will measure the polarization of the gravitational wave, which could allow scientists to further understand the properties of the source of the wave.