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2017ApJ...834L..20C - Astrophys. J., 834, L20-L20 (2017/January-2)

Interferometric measurement of acceleration at relativistic speeds.

CHRISTIAN P. and LOEB A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We show that an interferometer moving at a relativistic speed relative to a point source of light offers a sensitive probe of acceleration. Such an accelerometer contains no moving parts, and is thus more robust than conventional "mass-on-a-spring" accelerometers. In an interstellar mission to Alpha Centauri, such an accelerometer could be used to measure the masses of exoplanets and their host stars as well as test theories of modified gravity.

Abstract Copyright: © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): instrumentation: interferometers - space vehicles: instruments - space vehicles: instruments

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