Select Publications

There are several important manuscripts which discuss the prospect of using both ASTROD (and LISA) to detect gravitational waves that are generated by solar g-modes:

• Astrodynamical Space Test of Relativity using Optical Devices I (ASTROD I) - A class-M fundamental physics mission proposal for Cosmic Vision 2015-2025
  • T. Appourchaux, R. Burston, Y. Chen, M. Cruise, H. Dittus, B. Foulon, P. Gill, L. Gizon, H. Klein, S. Klioner, S. Kopeikin, H. Krueger, C. Laemmerzahl, A. Lobo, X. Luo, H. Margolis, W.-T. Ni, A. Pulido Paton, Q. Peng, A. Peters, E. Rasel, A. Ruediger, E. Samain, H. Selig, D. Shaul, T. Sumner, S. Theil, P. Touboul, S. Turyshev, H. Wang, L. Wang, L. Wen, A. Wicht, J. Wu, X. Zhang, C. Zhao
  • Experimental Astronomy 23, 491-527 (2009).
  • [doi:10.1007/s10686-008-9131-8][arXiv:0802.0582]

• Detecting solar g modes with ASTROD
  • R. Burston, L. Gizon, T. Appourchaux, W.-T. Ni
  • Journal of Physics: Conference Series 118, 0120437 (2008).
  • [doi:10.1088/1742-6596/118/1/012043][arXiv:0802.1614]

• Solar g-Mode Oscillations: Experimental Detection Efforts and Theoretical Estimates
  • J Christensen-Dalsgaard (2002)
  • International Journal of Modern Physics 11 995-1009

• Response of a Spaceborn Gravitational Wave Antenna to Solar Oscillations
  • I Roxburgh, A Polnarev, G Giampieri and Vorontsov (2001)
  • astro-ph/0103472

• The Effect of Solar Oscillations on Space Gravitational Wave Experiments
  • G Giampieri, A Polnarev, I Roxburgh and Vorontsov (1999)
  • Astrophysics and Space Science 261 35-6

• Gravitational Helioseismology?
  • C Cutler and L Lindblom (1996)
  • Phys. Rev. D 54 1287-90 or gr-qc/9601047

One of the most important factors in these calculations is the size of the g-mode amplitudes at the surface of the Sun. Several recent manuscripts include:

• Tracking Solar Gravity Modes: The Dynamics of the Solar Core
  • R García et al (2007)
  • May Science Express Report

• The Search for g Modes
  • T Appourchaux (2003)
  • Proc. of SOHO 12/GONG+ 2002 ESA SP-517 131-8: NASA ADS

• Observational Upper Limits to Low-Degree Solar g-Modes
  • T Appourchaux et al (2000)
  • Astrophs. J., 538 401-14

• Observational Searches for Solar g-modes: Some Theoretical Considerations
  • P Kumar, E Quataert and J Bahcall (1996)
  • Astrophys. J. 458 L83-5 or astro-ph/9512091

• The Search for Solar Gravity Modes
  • P Palle (1991)
  • Adv. Space Res. 11 29-38

• Theory of Solar Oscillations
  • D Gough (1985)
  • Future missions in solar, heliospheric and space plasma physics, eds Rolfe E and Battrick B, ESA SP-235 183-97

Here is some manuscripts giving an up-to-date status on the mission concepts and strain sensitivity curves for ASTROD.

• The Low Frequency Sensitivity to Gravitational Waves for ASTROD
  • A Paton, and W Ni (2007)
  • arXiv:0704.3333v1 [astro-ph]

• ASTROD (Astrodynamical Space Test of Relativity using Optical Devices) and ASTROD I
  • W Ni (2007)
  • Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.) 166 153-8

• ASTROD I: Mission concept and Venus flybys
  • W Ni et al (2006)
  • Acta Astronautica 59 (8) 598-607
    
• ASTROD - AN OVERVIEW
  • W Ni et al (2006)
  • International Journal of Modern Physics D, Vol. 11, No. 7 (2002) 947-962
    
• Separation of the gravitationa-wave signals and the solar oscillation signals
  • W Ni and X Xu (2000)
  • Gravitational Waves: Third Edoardo Amaldi Conference edited by S Meshkov.

Some other useful documents are:

• Lecture notes on Stellar Oscillations
  • J Christensen-Dalsgaard (2003)
  • Click here to download

• Propagation of Solar Oscillations through the Interplanetary Medium
  • D Thompson, C Maclennan and L Lanzerotti (1995)
  • Nature 376 139-44

• Effects of Diffusion on Solar Models and their Oscillation Frequencies
  • J Christensen-Dalsgaard, C Proffitt and M Thompson (1993)
  • Astrophys. J 403 L75-8