Super-ASTROD: Probing primordial gravitational waves and mapping the outer solar system
Astrophysics
2009-11-13 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
Super-ASTROD (Super Astrodynamical Space Test of Relativity using Optical Devices or ASTROD III) is a mission concept with 3-5 spacecraft in 5 AU orbits together with an Earth-Sun L1/L2 spacecraft ranging optically with one another to probe primordial gravitational-waves with frequencies 0.1 microHz - 1 mHz, to test fundamental laws of spacetime and to map the outer solar system. In this paper we address to its scientific goals, orbit and payload selection, and sensitivity to gravitational waves.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0812.0887,
title = {Super-ASTROD: Probing primordial gravitational waves and mapping the outer solar system},
author = {Wei-Tou Ni},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.0887},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
7 pages, 1 figure, presented to 7th International LISA Symposium, 16-20 June 2008, Barcelona; submitted to Classical and Quantum Gravity; presentation improved