New Measurement Concepts with Laser Interferometers (B01)

• Subject Area: Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Cartography ; Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 434617780

In this project, we will investigate - by means of simulations - new payload concepts for satellite gravimetry missions for single as well as multiple spacecraft configurations, including inter-satellite tracking, angular motion sensing, accelerometry and gradiometry. In particular, we aim to transfer the knowledge and technology from the LISA Pathfinder (LPF) satellite to gravity field missions in low Earth orbits.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1464: Relativistic and quantum-based geodesy (TerraQ)
• Applicant Institution: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Müller; Dr. Vitali Müller