MICROSCOPE is a fundamental physics space mission which aims at testing the Equivalence Principle (EP) with an accuracy of 10-15. The gravitational signal is measured precisely by a differential electrostatic accelerometer which includes two cylindrical test masses made of different materials. The accelerometer is on-board a drag-free...
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June 21, 2010 (v1)Conference paperUploaded on: January 31, 2024
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June 4, 2013 (v1)Conference paper
The MICROSCOPE space mission aims at testing the Equivalence Principle (EP) with an accuracy of 10-15. The instrument will be embarked on board a drag-free microsatellite orbiting the Earth, and consists in a differential electrostatic accelerometer composed of two cylindrical test masses submitted to the same gravitational field but made of...
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June 20, 2011 (v1)Conference paper
The space mission MICROSCOPE aims at testing the Equivalence Principle (EP) with an accuracy of 10-15. The test is based on the precise measurement delivered by a differential electrostatic accelerometer onboard a drag-free microsatellite which includes two cylindrical test masses submitted to the same gravitational field and made of different...
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June 5, 2012 (v1)Conference paper
The MICROSCOPE space mission aims at testing the Equivalence Principle (EP) with an accuracy of 10-15. The test is based on the precise measurement delivered by a differential electrostatic accelerometer onboard a drag-free satellite which includes two cylindrical test masses submitted to the same gravitational field and made of different...
Uploaded on: March 3, 2024