Probing the gravitational redshift with an Earth-orbiting satellite

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D.A. Litvinov Bauman Moscow State Technical University

V.N. Rudenko Moscow State University

U. Bach Max-Planck-Institute for Radio Astronomy

N. Bartel York University

M. Bietenholz Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory

D. Dirkx

L. Gurvits Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC,

G Kronschnabl Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy

Maria Lindqvist Onsala Space Observatory

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RadioAstron Gravitational redshift Atomic clocks Equivalence Principle

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2018

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Abstract

We present an approach to testing the gravitational redshift effect using the RadioAstron satellite. The experiment is based on a modification of the Gravity Probe A scheme of nonrelativistic Doppler compensation and benefits from the highly eccentric orbit and ultra-stable atomic hydrogen maser frequency standard of the RadioAstron satellite. Using the presented techniques we expect to reach an accuracy of the gravitational redshift test of order 10-5, a magnitude better than that of Gravity Probe A. Data processing is ongoing, our preliminary results agree with the validity of the Einstein Equivalence Principle.

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