ASTROD-GW轨道设计

激光天文动力学引力波探测任务ASTROD-GW(ASTROD[AstrodynamicalSpace Test of Relativity Using Optical Devices Optimized for Gravitation WaveDetection)是ASTROD专注于探测引力波的优化方案,其航天器轨道在日地拉格朗日点L_3、L_4、L_5附近,构成一个接近等边的三角形阵列,干涉臂长约为2.6×10~8 km,其可探测的引力波波长可达LISA(Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)的52倍.文中综述ASTROD-GW轨道的设计和优化方法.轨道经优化后,其臂长差(在激光干涉测量中可称为干涉差)10 yr内的变化为10^(-4) AU量级、3个臂长方向的多普勒速度小于4 m/s,均小于LISA的要求,因此LISA发展的激光测距技术可用于ASTROD-GW.

Relic Gravity Waves Investigation by Advanced Space-Based Gravitational Waves Detector

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