Accession Number:
AD0706311
Title:
A MEASUREMENT OF THE DEFLECTION OF 9.602-GHz RADIATION FROM 3C279 IN THE SOLAR GRAVITATIONAL FIELD,
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CALIFORNIA INST OF TECH PASADENA OWENS VALLEY RADIO OBSERVATORY
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Report Date:
1970-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
17.0
Abstract:
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 plus or minus 0.20 seconds at the limb of the sun. This is in close agreement with Einsteins prediction. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Astrophysics
- Quantum Theory and Relativity