Abstract
DECIGO pathfinder (DPF) is a milestone satellite mission for DECIGO (DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory) which is a future space gravitational wave antenna. DECIGO is expected to provide us fruitful insights into the universe, in particular about dark energy, a formation mechanism of supermassive black holes, and the inflation of the universe. Since DECIGO will be an extremely large mission which will formed by three drag-free spacecraft with 1000m separation, it is significant to gain the technical feasibility of DECIGO before its planned launch in 2024. Thus, we are planning to launch two milestone missions: DPF and pre-DECIGO. The conceptual design and current status of the first milestone mission, DPF, are reviewed in this article.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 032005 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 120 |
Issue number | Part 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Jan 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 10th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2007 - Sendai , Japan Duration: 2007 Sept 11 → 2007 Sept 15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)