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Result of the MICROSCOPE weak equivalence principle test / Pierre Touboul in Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol 39 n° 20 (October 2022)  

Public [article]  inClassical and Quantum Gravity > vol 39 n° 20 (October 2022) . - n° 2004009 Titre : Result of the MICROSCOPE weak equivalence principle test Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pierre Touboul, Auteur ; Gilles Métris, Auteur ; Manuel Rodrigues, Auteur ; et al., Auteur ; Isabelle Panet , Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 2004009 Note générale : bibliographie Pierre Touboul, Gilles Métris, Manuel Rodrigues, Joel Bergé, Alain Robert, Quentin Baghi, Yves André, Judicael Bedouet, Damien Boulanger, Stefanie Bremer, Patrice Carle, Ratana Chhun, Bruno Christophe, Valerio Cipolla, Thibault Damour, Pascale Danto, Louis Demange, Hansjoerg Dittus, Océane Dhuicque, Pierre Fayet, Bernard Foulon, Pierre-Yves Guidotti, Daniel Hagedorn, Emilie Hardy, Phuong-Anh Huynh, Patrick Kayser, Stephanie Lala, Claus Lämmerzah, Vincent Lebat, Françoise Liorzou, Meike List, Frank Löffler, Isabelle Panet, Martin Pernot-Borràs, Laurent Perraud, Sandrine Pires, Benjamin Pouilloux, Pascal Prieur, Alexandre Rebray, Serge Reynaud, Benny Rievers, Hanns Selig, Laura Serron, Timothy Sumner, Nicolas Tanguy, Patrizia Torresi and Pieter Visser. Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] accéléromètre [Termes IGN] MICROSCOPE (mission) [Termes IGN] mission spatiale [Termes IGN] principe d'équivalence Résumé : (auteur) The space mission MICROSCOPE dedicated to the test of the equivalence principle (EP) operated from April 25, 2016 until the deactivation of the satellite on October 16, 2018. In this analysis we compare the free-fall accelerations (aA and aB) of two test masses in terms of the Eötvös parameter $\eta (\text{A,B})=2\frac{{a}_{\mathrm{A}}-{a}_{\mathrm{B}}}{{a}_{\mathrm{A}}+{a}_{\mathrm{B}}}$. No EP violation has been detected for two test masses, made from platinum and titanium alloys, in a sequence of 19 segments lasting from 13 to 198 h down to the limit of the statistical error which is smaller than 10−14 for η(Ti, Pt). Accumulating data from all segments leads to η(Ti, Pt) = [−1.5 ± 2.3 (stat) ± 1.5 (syst)] × 10−15 showing no EP violation at the level of 2.7 × 10−15 if we combine stochastic and systematic errors quadratically. This represents an improvement of almost two orders of magnitude with respect to the previous best such test performed by the Eöt-Wash group. The reliability of this limit has been verified by comparing the free falls of two test masses of the same composition (platinum) leading to a null Eötvös parameter with a statistical uncertainty of 1.1 × 10−15. Numéro de notice : A2022-690 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1088/1361-6382/ac84be En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac84be Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101804 [article]

MICROSCOPE Mission: Final Results of the Test of the Equivalence Principle / Pierre Touboul in Physical Review Letters, vol 129 n° 12 ([01/09/2022])  

Public [article]  inPhysical Review Letters > vol 129 n° 12 [01/09/2022] . - n° 121102 Titre : MICROSCOPE Mission: Final Results of the Test of the Equivalence Principle Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pierre Touboul, Auteur ; Gilles Métris, Auteur ; Manuel Rodrigues, Auteur ; et al., Auteur ; Isabelle Panet , Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 121102 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] accélération de la pesanteur [Termes IGN] accéléromètre [Termes IGN] erreur systématique [Termes IGN] MICROSCOPE (mission) [Termes IGN] principe d'équivalence Résumé : (auteur) The MICROSCOPE mission was designed to test the weak equivalence principle (WEP), stating the equality between the inertial and the gravitational masses, with a precision of 10−15 in terms of the Eötvös ratio η. Its experimental test consisted of comparing the accelerations undergone by two collocated test masses of different compositions as they orbited the Earth, by measuring the electrostatic forces required to keep them in equilibrium. This was done with ultrasensitive differential electrostatic accelerometers onboard a drag-free satellite. The mission lasted two and a half years, cumulating five months worth of science free-fall data, two-thirds with a pair of test masses of different compositions—titanium and platinum alloys—and the last third with a reference pair of test masses of the same composition—platinum. We summarize the data analysis, with an emphasis on the characterization of the systematic uncertainties due to thermal instabilities and on the correction of short-lived events which could mimic a WEP violation signal. We found no violation of the WEP, with the Eötvös parameter of the titanium and platinum pair constrained to η(Ti,Pt)=[−1.5±2.3(stat)±1.5(syst)]×10−15 at 1σ in statistical errors. Numéro de notice : A2022-691 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Autre URL associée : vers HAL Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.121102 En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.121102 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101806 [article]

Lunar Laser Ranging: a tool for general relativity, lunar geophysics and Earth science / Jurgen Müller in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°11 (November 2019)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 93 n°11 (November 2019) Titre : Lunar Laser Ranging: a tool for general relativity, lunar geophysics and Earth science Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jurgen Müller, Auteur ; Thomas W. Murphy Jr, Auteur ; Ulrich Schreiber, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] géophysique [Termes IGN] Lune [Termes IGN] paramètres d'orientation de la Terre [Termes IGN] principe d'équivalence [Termes IGN] relativité générale [Termes IGN] repère de référence [Termes IGN] rétroréflecteur [Termes IGN] sciences de la Terre et de l'univers [Termes IGN] signal laser [Termes IGN] télémétrie laser sur la Lune Résumé : (auteur) Only a few sites on Earth are technically equipped to carry out Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) to retroreflector arrays on the surface of the Moon. Despite the weak signal, they have successfully provided LLR range data for about 49 years, generating about 26,000 normal points. Recent system upgrades and new observatories have made millimeter-level range accuracy achievable. Based on appropriate modeling and sophisticated data analysis, LLR is able to determine many parameters associated with Earth–Moon dynamics, involving the lunar ephemeris, lunar physics, the Moon’s interior, reference frames and Earth orientation parameters. LLR has also become one of the strongest tools for testing Einstein’s theory of general relativity in the solar system. By extending the standard solution, it is possible to solve for parameters related to gravitational physics, like the temporal variation of the gravitational constant, metric parameters as well as the strong equivalence principle, preferred-frame effects and standard-model extensions. This paper provides a review about LLR measurement and analysis. After a short historical overview, we describe the key findings of LLR, the apparatus and technologies involved, the requisite modeling techniques, some recent results and future prospects on all fronts. We expect continued improvements in LLR, maintaining its lead in contributing to science. Numéro de notice : A2019-611 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-019-01296-0 Date de publication en ligne : 17/09/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-019-01296-0 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94799 [article]

Space test of the Equivalence Principle: first results of the MICROSCOPE mission / Pierre Touboul in Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol 36 n° 22 (November 2019)  

Public [article]  inClassical and Quantum Gravity > vol 36 n° 22 (November 2019) . - n° 225006 Titre : Space test of the Equivalence Principle: first results of the MICROSCOPE mission Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pierre Touboul, Auteur ; Gilles Métris, Auteur ; Manuel Rodrigues, Auteur ; Quentin Baghi, Auteur ; Joel Bergé, Auteur ; Damien Boulanger, Auteur ; Stefanie Bremer, Auteur ; Ratana Chhun, Auteur ; Bruno Christophe, Auteur ; Valerio Cipolla, Auteur ; Thibault Damour, Auteur ; Pascal Danto, Auteur ; Hansjoerg Dittus, Auteur ; Pierre Fayet, Auteur ; Bernard Foulon, Auteur ; Pierre-Yves Guidotti, Auteur ; Emilie Hardy, Auteur ; Phuong-Anh Huynh, Auteur ; Claus Lämmerzahl, Auteur ; Vincent Lebat, Auteur ; Françoise Liorzou, Auteur ; Meike List, Auteur ; Isabelle Panet , Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Projets : 1-Pas de projet / Article en page(s) : n° 225006 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Missions spatiales [Termes IGN] MICROSCOPE (mission) [Termes IGN] principe d'équivalence Résumé : (auteur) The weak equivalence principle (WEP), stating that two bodies of different compositions and/or mass fall at the same rate in a gravitational field (universality of free fall), is at the very foundation of general relativity. The MICROSCOPE mission aims to test its validity to a precision of 10−15, two orders of magnitude better than current on-ground tests, by using two masses of different compositions (titanium and platinum alloys) on a quasi-circular trajectory around the Earth. This is realised by measuring the accelerations inferred from the forces required to maintain the two masses exactly in the same orbit. Any significant difference between the measured accelerations, occurring at a defined frequency, would correspond to the detection of a violation of the WEP, or to the discovery of a tiny new type of force added to gravity. MICROSCOPE's first results show no hint for such a difference, expressed in terms of Eötvös parameter (both 1 uncertainties) for a titanium and platinum pair of materials. This result was obtained on a session with 120 orbital revolutions representing 7% of the current available data acquired during the whole mission. The quadratic combination of 1 uncertainties leads to a current limit on of about xxx. Numéro de notice : A2019-633 Affiliation des auteurs : Géodésie+Ext (mi2018-2019) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1088/1361-6382/ab4707 Date de publication en ligne : 18/10/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ab4707 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95449 [article]

MICROSCOPE mission: First results of a space test of the equivalence principle / Pierre Touboul in Physical Review Letters, vol 119 n° 3 (December 2017)  

Public [article]  inPhysical Review Letters > vol 119 n° 3 (December 2017) . - n° 231101 Titre : MICROSCOPE mission: First results of a space test of the equivalence principle Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pierre Touboul, Auteur ; Gilles Métris, Auteur ; Manuel Rodrigues, Auteur ; Yves André, Auteur ; Quentin Baghi, Auteur ; Joel Bergé, Auteur ; Damien Boulanger, Auteur ; Stefanie Bremer, Auteur ; Isabelle Panet , Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2017 Projets : 3-projet - voir note / Article en page(s) : n° 231101 Note générale : bibliographie This work is based on observations made with the T-SAGE instrument, installed on the CNES-ESA-ONERA-CNRS-OCA-DLR-ZARM Microscope mission. ONERA authors’ work is financially supported by CNES and in-ternal funding. Authors from OCA have been supported by OCA, CNRS and CNES. ZARM authors’ work is sup-ported by the German Space Agency of DLR with funds of the BMWi (FKZ 50 OY 1305) and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG (LA 905/12-1). Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Missions spatiales [Termes IGN] force de gravitation [Termes IGN] MICROSCOPE (mission) [Termes IGN] mission spatiale [Termes IGN] principe d'équivalence [Termes IGN] relativité générale Résumé : (auteur) According to the weak equivalence principle, all bodies should fall at the same rate in a gravitational field. The MICROSCOPE satellite, launched in April 2016, aims to test its validity at the 10−15 precision level, by measuring the force required to maintain two test masses (of titanium and platinum alloys) exactly in the same orbit. A nonvanishing result would correspond to a violation of the equivalence principle, or to the discovery of a new long-range force. Analysis of the first data gives δ(Ti,Pt)=[−1±9(stat)±9(syst)]×10−15 (1σ statistical uncertainty) for the titanium-platinum Eötvös parameter characterizing the relative difference in their free-fall accelerations. Numéro de notice : A2017-867 Affiliation des auteurs : LASTIG LAREG+Ext (2012-mi2018) Autre URL associée : vers ArXiv Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.231101 Date de publication en ligne : 04/12/2017 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.231101 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=89880 [article]