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Response of a Doppler canceling system to plane gravitational wavesThis paper discusses the interaction of long periodic gravitational waves with a three-link microwave system known as the Doppler canceling system. This system, which was developed for a gravitational red-shift experiment, uses one-way and two-way Doppler information to construct the beat signal of two reference oscillators moving with respect to each other. The geometric-optics approximation is used to derive the frequency shift produced on a light signal propagating in a gravitational-wave space-time. The signature left on the Doppler-cancelled beat by bursts and continuous gravitational waves is analyzed. A comparison is made between the response to gravitational waves of the Doppler canceling system and that of a (NASA) Doppler tracking system which employs two-way, round-trip radio waves. A threefold repetition of the gravitational wave form is found to be a common feature of the response functions of both systems. These two functions otherwise exhibit interesting differences.
Document ID
19820063007
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Caporali, A.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Space Sciences Laboratory, Huntsville, AL; Telespazio S.p.A., Rome, Italy)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
July 15, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: Physical Review D - Particles and Fields
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
82A46542
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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