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ミリ秒パルサーPSR 1937+21:極めて安定した時計
まとめ
パルサーであるPSR 1937+21は,原子時計に匹敵する驚くべき周波数安定性を示しています. この研究は,宇宙重力放射線のエネルギー密度の新しい上限を提供します.
科学分野:
- 天文学 天文学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- パルサー天文学 パルサー天文学
背景:
- PSR 1937+21のようなパルサーは,安定した回転と鋭い電波パルスを表しています.
- これらの特性により,パルサーは極めて正確な宇宙時計として機能します.
- 原子時計は,長期的な周波数安定のための現在の標準を表しています.
研究 の 目的:
- パルサーPSR 1937+21の長期的周波数安定性を評価する.
- パルサーの安定性を最先端の原子時計と比較するために.
- 重力放射線の宇宙背景のエネルギー密度の上限を設定する.
主な方法:
- アレシボ電波望遠鏡を使用して,パルス到着時間の正確な測定を行いました.
- 原子時間に対して約300ナノ秒の不確実性を達成するために,高度な測定技術を使用しています.
- 長期の安定性傾向を分析するために,1982年11月から2週間に一度の測定を行っています.
主要な成果:
- PSR 1937+21は,4ヶ月を超える平均時間に対して,少なくとも6x10{-14) の分数周波数安定性を示しています.
- 測定精度は,長い間隔で基準原子時計の安定性によって制限されているようです.
- 重力放射線のエネルギー密度は,年間0.23サイクルで,固定的上限7x10(-36) g/cm3を決定した.
結論:
- パルサーPSR 1937+21は極めて安定した時計として機能し,原子時計を上回る可能性がある.
- この研究は,宇宙重力放射線の密度に関する重要な制約を提供します.
- 重力放射線の導出限界は,宇宙を閉じるのに必要な密度の約4×10−7である.
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