Gravitational waves and small-field astrometry
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| author | Geyer, Robin Zschocke, Sven Soffel, Michael Klioner, Sergei Lindegren, Lennart Lammers, Uwe |
| author_facet | Geyer, Robin Zschocke, Sven Soffel, Michael Klioner, Sergei Lindegren, Lennart Lammers, Uwe |
| contents | Astrometric observations can, in principle, be used to detect gravitational waves. In this paper we give a practical overview of the gravitational wave effects which can be expected specifically in small-field astrometric data. Particular emphasis is placed on the differential effect between pairs of sources within a finite field of view. We also present several general findings that are not restricted to the small-field case. A detailed theoretical derivation of the general astrometric effect of a plane gravitational wave is provided. Numerical simulations, which underline our theoretical findings, are presented.
We find that small-field missions suffer from significant detrimental properties, largely because their relatively small fields only allow the measurement of small differential effects which can be expected to be almost totally absorbed by standard plate calibrations. |
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| spellingShingle | Gravitational waves and small-field astrometry Geyer, Robin Zschocke, Sven Soffel, Michael Klioner, Sergei Lindegren, Lennart Lammers, Uwe General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Astrometric observations can, in principle, be used to detect gravitational waves. In this paper we give a practical overview of the gravitational wave effects which can be expected specifically in small-field astrometric data. Particular emphasis is placed on the differential effect between pairs of sources within a finite field of view. We also present several general findings that are not restricted to the small-field case. A detailed theoretical derivation of the general astrometric effect of a plane gravitational wave is provided. Numerical simulations, which underline our theoretical findings, are presented. We find that small-field missions suffer from significant detrimental properties, largely because their relatively small fields only allow the measurement of small differential effects which can be expected to be almost totally absorbed by standard plate calibrations. |
| title | Gravitational waves and small-field astrometry |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05754 |