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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]

Dense mantle flows periodically spaced below ocean basins / Isabelle Panet in Earth and planetary science letters, vol 594 (15 September 2022)  

Public [article]  inEarth and planetary science letters > vol 594 (15 September 2022) . - n° 117745 Titre : Dense mantle flows periodically spaced below ocean basins Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Isabelle Panet , Auteur ; Marianne Greff-Lefftz, Auteur ; Barbara Romanowicz, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Projets : Université de Paris / Clerici, Christine Article en page(s) : n° 117745 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes IGN] convection [Termes IGN] déformation de la croute terrestre [Termes IGN] dynamique des fluides [Termes IGN] fond marin [Termes IGN] Indien (océan) [Termes IGN] lithosphère [Termes IGN] manteau terrestre [Termes IGN] Pacifique (océan) Résumé : (auteur) Understanding mantle flow is key to elucidate how deep Earth dynamics relate to tectonics at the global scale. The convective mass transport is reflected in lateral variations of the gravity field, seismic velocities, as well as deformations of the Earth's surface. Yet, upper to mid-mantle dynamics have been difficult to constrain at the medium scales of thousands of km. Here, we analyze the second-order horizontal derivatives of seafloor topography and of the gravity potential over the Pacific and Northern Indian ocean basins, and provide evidence for periodic undulations of 1600-2000 km wavelength in both signals, elongated along the direction of absolute plate motion. We investigate potential crustal and lithospheric sources and show that at least part of this signal must originate below the lithosphere, with alignments of sub-lithospheric upper mantle mass excess below seafloor lows. Furthermore, we find that these alignments coincide geographically over wide areas with similarly periodic slow seismic velocity fingers located at upper mantle depths. These two fields may thus record an intermediate scale of mantle convection below ocean basins, which cannot be explained by purely thermal convection and requires instead lateral variations in composition in the upper mantle. Elucidating the nature of the detected mass excess sources coincident with the slow seismic velocities calls for a joint dynamical modeling of all observations in a thermo-chemical context. Numéro de notice : A2022-692 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117745 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117745 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101809 [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]

Detecting preseismic signals in GRACE gravity solutions: Application to the 2011 Tohoku Mw 9.0 earthquake / Isabelle Panet in Journal of geophysical research : Solid Earth, vol 127 n° 8 (August 2022)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geophysical research : Solid Earth > vol 127 n° 8 (August 2022) . - n° e2022JB024542 Titre : Detecting preseismic signals in GRACE gravity solutions: Application to the 2011 Tohoku Mw 9.0 earthquake Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Isabelle Panet , Auteur ; Clément Narteau, Auteur ; Jean-Michel Lemoine, Auteur ; Sylvain Bonvalot, Auteur ; Dominique Remy, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Projets : 2-Pas d'info accessible - article non ouvert / Clerici, Christine Article en page(s) : n° e2022JB024542 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] déformation de la croute terrestre [Termes IGN] données GRACE [Termes IGN] gradient de gravitation [Termes IGN] Pacifique (océan) [Termes IGN] séisme [Termes IGN] sismicité [Termes IGN] subduction [Termes IGN] tectonique des plaques [Termes IGN] Tohoku (Japon) Résumé : (auteur) We conduct a global analysis of GRACE-reconstructed gravity gradients from July 2004 to February 2011, to test whether the deep signals preceding the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake can be detected before the event as a specific feature originating from solid Earth. First, we improve the angular resolution of the gravity gradients using two overlapping ranges of azimuthal sensitivity to investigate short-term signals of large amplitude aligned with the orientation of the Northwestern Pacific subduction. Then, we set-up a method to identify consistent solid Earth signals shared by different GRACE gravity models. Robust signals in a model are selected based on their spatial overlap and relative intensity with the signals of another model, so that their sensitivity to the GRACE data processing and ocean dealiasing product can be tested. We show that the dipolar gravity gradient anomaly before the Tohoku earthquake is nearly unique in space and time in the GRACE GRGS03 solutions. A well-resolved dipolar spatial pattern, typical of dislocations within the solid Earth and poorly sensitive to the ocean dealiasing model, is detected. In addition, the preseismic gravity gradient increase is highly consistent between the GRGS03 and CSR06 solutions, independently from their respective oceanic corrections, and can be clearly distinguished from rare anomalies of similar amplitudes all associated with the water cycle over continental areas. Our approach offers solutions for the continuous monitoring of the Pacific subduction belt to document transient slabs motions in real time from global satellite gravity fields, and their relation with shallower deformations and seismic events. Numéro de notice : A2022-605 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Autre URL associée : vers HAL Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1029/2022JB024542 Date de publication en ligne : 06/08/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB024542 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101384 [article]

Deep mass redistribution prior to the 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule (Chile) Earthquake revealed by GRACE satellite gravity / Marie Bouih in Earth and planetary science letters, vol 584 (15 April 2022)  

Public [article]  inEarth and planetary science letters > vol 584 (15 April 2022) . - n° 117465 Titre : Deep mass redistribution prior to the 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule (Chile) Earthquake revealed by GRACE satellite gravity Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Marie Bouih , Auteur ; Isabelle Panet , Auteur ; Dominique Remy, Auteur ; Laurent Longuevergne, Auteur ; Sylvain Bonvalot, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Projets : Université de Paris / Clerici, Christine Conférence : EGU 2022, General Assembly 23/05/2022 27/05/2022 Vienne Autriche OA Abstracts only Article en page(s) : n° 117465 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes IGN] Chili [Termes IGN] déformation de la croute terrestre [Termes IGN] données GRACE [Termes IGN] gradient de gravitation [Termes IGN] jeu de données [Termes IGN] levé gravimétrique [Termes IGN] prévention des risques [Termes IGN] risque naturel [Termes IGN] séisme [Termes IGN] signal [Termes IGN] subduction [Termes IGN] tectonique des plaques Résumé : (auteur) Subduction zones megathrust faults constitute a considerable hazard as they produce most of the world's largest earthquakes. However, the role in megathrust earthquake generation exerted by deeper subduction processes remains poorly understood. Here, we analyze the 2003 – 2014 space-time variations of the Earth's gravity gradients derived from three datasets of GRACE geoid models over a large region surrounding the rupture zone of the Mw 8.8 Maule earthquake. In all these datasets, our analysis reveals a large-amplitude gravity gradient signal, progressively increasing in the three months before the earthquake, North of the epicentral area. We show that such signals are equivalent to a water storage decrease over 2 months and cannot be explained by hydrological sources nor artefacts, but rather find origin from mass redistributions within the solid Earth on the continental side of the subduction zone. These gravity gradient variations could be explained by an extensional deformation of the slab around 150-km depth along the Nazca Plate subduction direction, associated with large-scale fluid release. Furthermore, the lateral migration of the gravity signal towards the surface from a low coupling segment around North to the high coupling one in the South suggests that the Mw 8.8 earthquake may have originated from the propagation up to the trench of this deeper slab deformation. Our results highlight the importance of observations of the Earth's time-varying gravity field from satellites in order to probe slow mass redistributions in-depth major plate boundaries and provide new information on dynamic processes in the subduction system, essential to better understand the seismic cycle as a whole. Numéro de notice : A2022-280 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117465 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117465 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100288 [article]

Applications and challenges of GRACE and GRACE follow-on satellite gravimetry / Jianli Chen in Surveys in Geophysics, vol 43 n° 1 (February 2022)  

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Towards a transportable Yb lattice clock at SYRTE / Wilfreddy Moreno (2022)  

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Joint inversion of ground gravity data and satellite gravity gradients between Nepal and Bhutan: New insights on structural and seismic segmentation of the Himalayan arc / Rodolphe Cattin in Physics and chemistry of the Earth (A/B/C), vol 123 (October 2021)  

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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)  

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Correlated atom accelerometers for mapping the Earth gravity field from space / Thomas Lévèque (2019)  

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Mass variation observing system by high low inter-satellite links (MOBILE) : a new concept for sustained observation of mass transport from space / Roland Pail in Journal of geodetic science, vol 9 n° 1 (January 2019)  

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Optimization of optical clock network for the geopotential determination / Guillaume Lion (2019)

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Reconciling upper mantle seismic velocity and density structure below ocean basins / Isabelle Panet (2019)

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An analysis of gravitational gradients in rotated frames and their relation to oriented mass sources / Isabelle Panet in Journal of geophysical research : Solid Earth, vol 123 n° 12 (December 2018)  

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Migrating pattern of deformation prior to the Tohoku-Oki earthquake revealed by GRACE data / Isabelle Panet in Nature geoscience, vol 11 n° 5 (May 2018)  

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