End-to-End Multiphysics Simulation of PhotoelectricCharge Management: Application to Free-falling Test Masses


We present a simulation for the charge management process in its entirety using the COMSOL Multiphysics modeling software. We recover the UV absorption map inside GRS, the quantum yield (QY), and work functions of both test mass and electrode housing surfaces through an MCMC fit of the model and empirical AY results.

End-to-End Multiphysics Simulation of Photoelectric
Charge Management: Application to Free-falling Test Masses

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Brij Patel, Stephen Apple, John Siu, Corey Richardson, Simon Barke, Lea Bischof, Peter Wass, John W. Conklin