A RADIO INTERFEROMETRIC TEST OF THE GENERAL RELATIVISTIC LIGHT BENDING NEAR THE SUN,
Abstract
Radio interferometry was used to measure the deflection of a radio source as it passed the Sun. This deflection is a separable combination of refraction in the coronal electron plasma and the General Relativistic effect. The observed inverse distance component was 1.04(+0.15/-0.10) of that predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. The observation also yielded a reasonable value for the coronal electron density. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0706312
Entities
People
- D. O. Muhleman
- E. B. Fomalont
- R. D. Ekers
Organizations
- California Institute of Technology