Indication, from Pioneer 10/11, Galileo, and Ulysses data, of an apparent anomalous, weak, long-range acceleration

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Anderson, JD
Laing, PA
Lau, EL
Liu, AS
Nieto, MM
Turyshev, SG
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[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
[2] Aerospace Corp, El Segundo, CA 90245 USA
[3] Astrodynam Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90039 USA
[4] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Theoret MSB285, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.2858
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O4 [物理学];
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Radio metric data from the Pioneer 10/11, Galileo, and Ulysses spacecraft indicate an apparent anomalous, constant, acceleration acting on the spacecraft with a magnitude similar to 8.5 x 10(-8) cm/s(2), directed towards the Sun. Two independent codes and physical strategies have been used to analyze the data. A number of potential causes have been ruled out. We discuss future kinematic tests and possible origins of the signal.
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