Precision Astrometry Using Optically Independent Spacecraft for Graviational Wave Detection

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Paul StankusBrookhaven Science Associates The scientific goal is to enable a new method for observing gravitational waves at low frequencies, based on the astrometric GW signature — gravitational waves passing by the Earth will cause a (very small)…

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