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Title: DECIGO and DECIGO pathfinder
Authors: Ando, Masaki
Kawamura, Seiji
Seto, Naoki
Sato, Shuichi
Fujita, Ryuichi
+132 Co-authors
Issue Date: 21-Apr-2010
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd.
Citation: Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2010, Vol. 27, p084010
Abstract: A space gravitational-wave antenna, DECIGO (DECI-hertz interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory), will provide fruitful insights into the universe, particularly on the formation mechanism of supermassive black holes, dark energy and the inflation of the universe. In the current pre-conceptual design, DECIGO will be comprising four interferometer units; each interferometer unit will be formed by three drag-free spacecraft with 1000 km separation. Since DECIGO will be an extremely challenging mission with high-precision formation flight with long baseline, it is important to increase the technical feasibility before its planned launch in 2027. Thus, we are planning to launch two milestone missions. DECIGO pathfinder (DPF) is the first milestone mission, and key components for DPF are being tested on ground and in orbit. In this paper, we review the conceptual design and current status of DECIGO and DPF.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4058
ISSN: 0264-9381
1361-6382 (online)
Alternative Location: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/27/8/084010
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010CQGra..27h4010A
Copyright: 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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