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Simulating Imaging of Large Scale Radio Arrays on the Lunar Surface
Published on: July 30, 2020
Perspectives on fundamental cosmology from Low Earth Orbit and the Moon
Gianfranco Bertone1, Oliver L Buchmueller2, Philippa S Cole3
1Gravitation Astroparticle Physics Amsterdam (GRAPPA), Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam and Delta Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. g.bertone@uva.nl.
Abstract:
The next generation of space-based experiments will go hunting for answers to cosmology's key open questions which revolve around inflation, dark matter and dark energy. Low earth orbit and lunar missions within the European Space Agency's Human and Robotic Exploration programme can push our knowledge forward in all of these three fields. A radio interferometer on the Moon, a cold atom interferometer in low earth orbit and a gravitational wave interferometer on the Moon are highlighted as the most fruitful missions to plan and execute in the mid-term.
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