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Published April 21, 2006 | public
Journal Article

The Japanese space gravitational wave antenna—DECIGO

Abstract

DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (DECIGO) is the future Japanese space gravitational wave antenna. It aims at detecting various kinds of gravitational waves between 1 mHz and 100 Hz frequently enough to open a new window of observation for gravitational wave astronomy. The pre-conceptual design of DECIGO consists of three drag-free satellites, 1000 km apart from each other, whose relative displacements are measured by a Fabry–Perot Michelson interferometer. We plan to launch DECIGO in 2024 after a long and intense development phase, including two pathfinder missions for verification of required technologies.

Additional Information

© 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd. Received 3 October 2005, in final form 9 December 2005. Published 28 March 2006. This research was partially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research and also partially supported by National Science Foundation cooperative agreement PHY-0107417.

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