The apache point observatory lunar laser-ranging operation: Instrument description and first detections

被引：94

作者：

Murphy, T. W., Jr. ^{[1
]}

Adelberger, E. G. ^{[2
]}

Battat, J. B. R. ^{[3
]}

Carey, L. N. ^{[4
]}

Hoyle, C. D. ^{[5
]}

LeBlanc, P. ^{[1
]}

Michelsen, E. L. ^{[1
]}

Nordtvedt, K. ^{[6
]}

Orin, A. E. ^{[1
]}

Strasburg, J. D. ^{[7
]}

Stubbs, C. W. ^{[8
]}

Swanson, H. E. ^{[2
]}

Williams, E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Phys, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[2] Univ Washington, Dept Phys, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[3] Harvard Smithsonian Ctr Astrophys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[4] Univ Washington, Dept Astron, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[5] Humboldt State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Arcata, CA 95521 USA

[6] NW Anal, Bozeman, MT USA

[7] Pacific NW Natl Lab, Richland, WA USA

[8] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

来源：

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC | 2008年 / 120卷 / 863期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

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D O I：

10.1086/526428

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

A next-generation lunar laser-ranging apparatus using the 3.5 m telescope at the Apache Point Observatory in southern New Mexico has begun science operation. The Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation (APOLLO) has achieved 1 mm range precision to the moon, which should lead to approximately 1 order-of-magnitude improvements in several tests of fundamental properties of gravity. We briefly outline the scientific goals, and then give a detailed discussion of the APOLLO instrumentation.

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页数：18

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