A mission to test the pioneer anomaly:: Estimating the main systematic effects

被引：13
作者：
Bertolami, O. [1 ]
Paramos, J. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Tecn Lisboa, Dept Fis, Inst Super Tecn, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS D | 2007年 / 16卷 / 10期
关键词：
general relativity; pioneer anomaly; Kuiper belt; systematic effects;
D O I：
10.1142/S0218271807011000
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
We estimate the main systematic effects relevant in a mission to test and characterize the Pioneer anomaly through the flight formation concept, by launching probing spheres from a mother spacecraft and tracking their motion via laser ranging.
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页码：1611 / 1623
页数：13
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