LATOR covariance analysis

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/23/2/002MaRDI QIDQ3376135zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Joseph E. Plowman, Ronald W. Hellings

Publication date 20 March 2006

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0505064

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Observational and experimental questions in relativity and gravitational theory (83B05) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

Abstract: We present results from a covariance study for the proposed Laser Astrometric Test of Relativity (LATOR) mission. This mission would send two laser-transmitter spacecraft behind the Sun and measure the relative gravitational light bending of their signals using a hundred-meter-baseline optical interferometer to be constructed on the International Space Station. We assume that each spacecraft is equipped with a $<1.9imes10^{-13}mathrmmmathrm{s}^{2}mathrm{Hz}^{-1/2}$ drag-free system and assume approximately one year of data. We conclude that the observations allow a simultaneous determination of the orbit parameters of the spacecraft and of the Parametrized Post-Newtonian (PPN) parameter $gamma$ with an uncertainty of $2.4imes10^{-9}$. We also find a $6imes10^{-9}$ determination of the solar quadrupole moment, $J_2$, as well as the first measurement of the second-order post-PPN parameter $delta$ to an accuracy of about $10^{-3}$.

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