Gravitational-wave physics and astronomy in the 2020s and 2030s

M Bailes, BK Berger, PR Brady, M Branchesi… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The 100 years since the publication of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity saw
significant development of the understanding of the theory, the identification of potential …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum physics in space

A Belenchia, M Carlesso, Ö Bayraktar, D Dequal… - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Advances in quantum technologies are giving rise to a revolution in the way fundamental
physics questions are explored at the empirical level. At the same time, they are the seeds …

Extending the global mass change data record: GRACE Follow‐On instrument and science data performance

FW Landerer, FM Flechtner, H Save… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Since June, 2018, the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow‐On
(GRACE‐FO) is extending the 15‐year monthly mass change record of the GRACE mission …

Quantum-limited optical time transfer for future geosynchronous links

ED Caldwell, JD Deschenes, J Ellis, WC Swann… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The combination of optical time transfer and optical clocks opens up the possibility of large-
scale free-space networks that connect both ground-based optical clocks and future space …

The first round result from the TianQin-1 satellite

J Luo, YZ Bai, L Cai, B Cao, WM Chen… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The TianQin-1 satellite (TQ-1), which is the first technology demonstration satellite
for the TianQin project, was launched on 20 December 2019. The first round of experiment …

The science case and challenges of space-borne sub-millimeter interferometry

LI Gurvits, Z Paragi, RI Amils, I van Bemmel, P Boven… - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultra-high angular resolution in astronomy has always been an important vehicle for making
fundamental discoveries. Recent results in direct imaging of the vicinity of the supermassive …

Next generation gravity mission elements of the mass change and geoscience international constellation: from orbit selection to instrument and mission design

L Massotti, C Siemes, G March, R Haagmans… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
ESA's Next Generation Gravity Mission (NGGM) is a candidate Mission of Opportunity for
ESA–NASA cooperation in the frame of the Mass Change and Geosciences International …

Geometric tilt-to-length coupling in precision interferometry: mechanisms and analytical descriptions

MS Hartig, S Schuster, G Wanner - Journal of Optics, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Tilt-to-length (TTL) coupling is a technical term for the cross-coupling of angular or
lateral jitter into an interferometric phase signal. It is an important noise source in precision …

Error assessment of GRACE and GRACE follow‐on mass change

J Chen, B Tapley, ME Tamisiea, H Save… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We carry out a comprehensive error assessment of Gravity Recovery and Climate
Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow‐On (GFO) Release‐6 (RL06) solutions from the …

Hopes and concerns for astronomy of satellite constellations

I Levchenko, S Xu, YL Wu, K Bazaka - Nature Astronomy, 2020 - nature.com
The historic launch of the first several hundred out of 12,000 planned Starlink satellites
heralds the arrival of the era of ultra-large satellite constellations. If it will bring new …