Testing general relativity using Galileo satellite signals

Gabriele Giorgi, Martin Lülf, Christoph Günther, Sven Herrmann, Daniela Kunst, Felix Finke, Claus Lämmerzahl

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Abstract

The two Galileo satellites launched in 2014 (E14 and E18) were injected in orbits with a significant eccentricity. Both the gravitational potential at the location of the satellites and their velocity thus change as a function of time. Since the Galileo satellites carry very stable clocks, these can potentially be used to set new bounds to the level of agreement between measurements of the clocks' frequency shifts and their prediction by the theory of relativity. This paper presents some initial results obtained by processing available data from Galileo satellite E18.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 24th European Signal Processing Conference, EUSIPCO 2016
PublisherEuropean Signal Processing Conference, EUSIPCO
Pages1058-1062
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9780992862657
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Nov 2016
Event24th European Signal Processing Conference, EUSIPCO 2016 - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 28 Aug 20162 Sep 2016

Publication series

NameEuropean Signal Processing Conference
Volume2016-November
ISSN (Print)2219-5491

Conference

Conference24th European Signal Processing Conference, EUSIPCO 2016
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period28/08/162/09/16

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