Measurement of the Deflection of 9.602-GHz Radiation from 3C279 in the Solar Gravitational Field
| Autor: | K.W. Weiler, R.A. Sramek, G. A. Seielstad |
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| Rok vydání: | 1970 |
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Physics
Diffraction General relativity Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics General Physics and Astronomy Quasar Astrophysics Radiation Gravitation Gravitational field Deflection (physics) Physics::Space Physics Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Radio wave |
| Zdroj: | Physical Review Letters. 24:1373-1376 |
| ISSN: | 0031-9007 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/physrevlett.24.1373 |
| Popis: | During its occultation by the sun in October 1969, the position of the radio source 3C279 was interferometrically monitored to determine the deviation of its 9.602-GHz radiation in the solar gravitational field. Rapid instrumental calibration and negligible coronal diffraction enabled the measurement of a general relativity deflection of ${1.77}^{\ensuremath{'}\ensuremath{'}}\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}{0.20}^{\ensuremath{'}\ensuremath{'}}$ at the limb of the sun. This is in close agreement with Einstein's prediction. |
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