Design of a compact astrometric instrument for the GAME mission
Abstract
We present the design of a Fizeau interferometer to be implemented for the GAME mission. The aim is to measure the PPN γ parameter with the same technique used for the first time by Dyson, Eddington et al., but at a 10−6 accuracy level. GAME will observe about 106 sufficiently bright stars at about 2° from the Sun. A dedicated space mission has the advantage of observing the light bending without waiting for an eclipse.
- Publication:
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A Giant Step: from Milli- to Micro-arcsecond Astrometry
- Pub Date:
- July 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921308019285
- Bibcode:
- 2008IAUS..248..274L
- Keywords:
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- gravitational lensing;
- space vehicles;
- instrumentation: interferometers;
- techniques: high angular resolution