Project SEE (Satellite Energy Exchange): Proposal for space-based gravitational measurements

A. J. Sanders; A. D. Alexeev; S. W. Allison; K. A. Bronnikov; J. W. Campbell; M. R. Cates; T. A. Corcovilos; D. D. Earl; T. Gadfort; G. T. Gillies; M. J. Harris; N. I. Kolosnitsyn; M. Yu Konstantinov; V. N. Melnikov; R. J. Newby; R. G. Schunk; L. L. Smalley

doi:10.1088/0957-0233/10/6/317

Project SEE (Satellite Energy Exchange): Proposal for space-based gravitational measurements

A. J. Sanders
, A. D. Alexeev
, S. W. Allison
, K. A. Bronnikov
, J. W. Campbell
, M. R. Cates
, T. A. Corcovilos
, D. D. Earl
, T. Gadfort
, G. T. Gillies
, M. J. Harris
, N. I. Kolosnitsyn
, M. Yu Konstantinov
, V. N. Melnikov
, R. J. Newby
, R. G. Schunk
, L. L. Smalley

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Project SEE (Satellite Energy Exchange) is an international effort to organize a new space mission for fundamental measurements in gravitation, including tests of the equivalence principle (EP) by composition dependence (CD) and inverse-square-law (ISL) violations, determination of G, and a test for non-zero G-dot. The CD tests will be both at intermediate distances (a few metres) and at long distances (radius of the Earth, R_E), Thus, a SEE mission would obtain accurate information self-consistently on a number of distinct gravitational effects. The EP test by CD at distances of a few metres would provide confirmation of earlier, more precise experiments. All other tests would significantly improve our knowledge of gravity. In particular, the error in G is projected to be less than 1 ppm. Project SEE entails launching a dedicated satellite and making detailed observations of free-floating test bodies within its experimental chamber.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	514-524
Number of pages	11
Journal	Measurement Science and Technology
Volume	10
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/10/6/317
State	Published - Jun 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cavendish
Equivalence principle
Gravitational constant
Gravity
Inverse-square law

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Sanders, A. J., Alexeev, A. D., Allison, S. W., Bronnikov, K. A., Campbell, J. W., Cates, M. R., Corcovilos, T. A., Earl, D. D., Gadfort, T., Gillies, G. T., Harris, M. J., Kolosnitsyn, N. I., Konstantinov, M. Y., Melnikov, V. N., Newby, R. J., Schunk, R. G., & Smalley, L. L. (1999). Project SEE (Satellite Energy Exchange): Proposal for space-based gravitational measurements. Measurement Science and Technology, 10(6), 514-524. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/10/6/317

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