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A brief sketch of the present status of gravitational wave experiments is given. Attention is concentrated to recent observations with the gravitational detector network. The project OGRAN for a combined optic-interferometrical and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 L. Bezrukov , S. Popov , V. Rudenko , A. Serdobolskii , M. Skvortsov

We present results obtained from a finite-element simulation of seismic displacement fields and of gravity gradients generated by those fields. The displacement field is constructed by a plane wave model with a 3D isotropic stochastic field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-05-29 Jan Harms , Riccardo DeSalvo , Steven Dorsher , Vuk Mandic

Several emerging post-Bayesian methods target a probability distribution for which an entropy-regularised variational objective is minimised. This increased flexibility introduces a computational challenge, as one loses access to an…

Computation · Statistics 2025-12-17 Clémentine Chazal , Heishiro Kanagawa , Zheyang Shen , Anna Korba , Chris. J. Oates

GRAVITY is a second generation VLTI instrument, combining the light of four telescopes and two objects simultaneously. The main goal is to obtain astrometrically accurate information. Besides correctly measured stellar phases this requires…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 S. Gillessen , M. Lippa , F. Eisenhauer , O. Pfuhl , M. Haug , S. Kellner , T. Ott , E. Wieprecht , E. Sturm , F. Haussmann , C. F. Kister , D. Moch , M. Thiel

Atomic gravimeters are the most accurate sensors for measuring gravity, yet a significant challenge lies in achieving high precision while also maintaining high dynamic range and robustness. Here, we develop a protocol for achieving robust…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-08 Jinye Wei , Jiahao Huang , Chaohong Lee

GRAVITY is the second generation Very Large Telescope Interferometer instrument for precision narrow-angle astrometry and interferometric imaging in the Near Infra-Red (NIR). It shall provide precision astrometry of order 10…

Superconducting gravimeters are the most sensitive instruments to measure surface gravity changes at low frequencies. Currently, about twenty five superconducting gravimeters are operating in the world and their global network has been…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-09-30 Sachie Shiomi

We describe some new estimates concerning the recently proposed SEE (Satellite Energy Exchange) experiment for measuring the gravitational interaction parameters in space. The experiment entails precision tracking of the relative motion of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 A. D. Alexeev , K. A. Bronnikov , N. I. Kolosnitsyn , M. Yu. Konstantinov , V. N. Melnikov , A. J. Sanders

TianQin is a proposed space-based gravitational wave detector designed to operate in circular high Earth orbits. As a sequel to [Zhang et al. Phys. Rev. D 103, 062001 (2021)], this work provides an analytical model to account for the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-29 Lei Jiao , Xuefeng Zhang

We will expose a preliminary study on the feasibility of an experiment leading to a direct measurement of the gravitomagnetic field generated by the rotational motion of the Earth. This measurement would be achieved by means of an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-09-21 J. -F. Pascual-Sánchez

Gravitational wave detection in space promises to open a new window in astronomy to study the strong field dynamics of gravitational physics in astrophysics and cosmology. The present article is an extract of a report on a feasibility study…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-07-20 Xuefei Gong , Shengnian Xu , Shanquan Gui , Shuanglin Huang , Yun-Kau Lau

We discuss techniques for probing the effects of a constant force acting on cold atoms using two configurations of a grating echo-type atom interferometer. Laser-cooled samples of $^{85}$Rb with temperatures as low as 2.4 $\mu$K have been…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2013-02-05 B. Barrett , I. Chan , A. Kumarakrishnan

The gravity gradient is one of the most serious systematic effects in atomic tests of the equivalence principle (EP). While differential acceleration measurements performed with different atomic species under free fall test the validity of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-03-08 Sheng-wey Chiow , Jason Williams , Nan Yu , Holger Müller

In order to investigate the speed of gravitational signals travelling in air or through a different medium two experiments were designed. One of the experiments contains 2 masses rotating at very high speed and in the other experiment a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-05-02 Carlos Frajuca , Fabio da Silva Bortoli , Nadja Simão Magalhaes

Progress and plans are reported for a program of gravitational physics experiments using cryogenic torsion pendula undergoing large amplitude torsional oscillation. The program includes a UC Irvine project to measure the gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-11-09 E. C. Berg , J. H. Steffen , M. K. Bantel , P. E. Boynton , W. D. Cross , T. Inoue , M. W. Moore , R. D. Newman

TianQin is a proposal for a space-borne detector of gravitational waves in the millihertz frequencies. The experiment relies on a constellation of three drag-free spacecraft orbiting the Earth. Inter-spacecraft laser interferometry is used…

Accurate gravity field calculations are necessary for landing on planets, moons, asteroids, minimoons, or other irregularly shaped bodies, but current methods become increasingly inaccurate and slow near the surface. We present high…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-26 Thomas MacLean , Alan H. Barr

Witness reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) occasionally associate UAP sightings with local electromagnetic interferences, such as spinning magnetic compasses onboard aircraft or sudden malfunctions of mechanical vehicles. These…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-16 Foteini Vervelidou , Alex Delacroix , Laura Domine , Ezra Kelderman , Sarah Little , Abraham Loeb , Eric Masson , Wes A. Watters , Abigail White

Recently, a novel Direct String Magnetic Gradiometer (DSMG) has been developed, where a vibrating wire, driven by an AC current, is used as a single sensitive element. It is designed to directly measure the local off-diagonal components of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2008-01-09 Andrew Sunderland , Alexey V. Veryaskin , Wayne McRae , Li Ju , David G. Blair

Levitated mesoscopic particles hold the promise of revolutionizing gravity sensing by using quantum effects. However, conventional quantum gravimeters based on such systems fail to harness the intrinsic large-mass advantage of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Xiao-Wen Huo , Jun-Hong An , Peng-Bo Li