Taiji Program in Space

The Taiji Program in Space, or Taiji, is a proposed Chinese satellite-based gravitational-wave observatory.[1][2] It is scheduled for launch in 2033[3] to study ripples in spacetime caused by gravitational waves. The program consists of a triangle of three spacecraft orbiting the sun linked by laser interferometers.

There are two alternative plans for Taiji. One is to take a 20 percent share of the European Space Agency's LISA project; the other is to launch China's own satellites by 2033 to authenticate the ASE project.[4] Like LISA, the Taiji spacecraft would be 3 million kilometers apart, making them sensitive to as similar range of frequencies,[5][6] although Taiji would perform better in some of that range.[7]

References
  1. Zhang, Yuan-Zhong; Cai, Rong-Gen; Guo, Zong-Kuan; Ruan, Wen-Hong (2018-07-25). "Taiji Program: Gravitational-Wave Sources". arXiv:1807.09495v2. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. China plans gravitational wave project by CHENG YINGQI, in "China Daily" (2016)
  3. Chinese gravitational-wave hunt hits crunch time - The pressure is on to choose between several proposals for space-based detectors. by David Cyranoski in "Nature" 531, 150–151 doi:10.1038/531150a (2016)
  4. China Proposes Gravitational Wave Research Projects in "TECH & MILITARY BREAKING NEWS" (2016)
  5. China plans project on gravitational wave Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine by Cheng Yingqi, in "China Watch" (2016)
  6. "China unveils plans for two new gravitational-wave missions". Physics World. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  7. Wu, Yue-Liang; Hu, Wen-Rui (2017-09-01). "The Taiji Program in Space for gravitational wave physics and the nature of gravity". National Science Review. 4 (5): 685–686. doi:10.1093/nsr/nwx116. ISSN 2095-5138.
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