Underground Sagnac gyroscope with sub-prad/s rotation rate sensitivity: Toward general relativity tests on Earth
Angela D. V. Di Virgilio, Andrea Basti, Nicolò Beverini, Filippo Bosi, Giorgio Carelli, Donatella Ciampini, Francesco Fuso, Umberto Giacomelli, Enrico Maccioni, Paolo Marsili, Antonello Ortolan, Alberto Porzio, Andrea Simonelli, Giuseppe Terreni
Abstract
This work uses an statistical approach to study the sensitivity of the large ring laser gyroscope GINGERINO, comparing its recorded data with the long time variations of the Earth rotation rate in the range of fractions of prad/s.
Topics & Concepts
GyroscopeRotation (mathematics)Earth's rotationPhysicsSensitivity (control systems)Ring laser gyroscopeTheory of relativityRate gyroSagnac effectRange (aeronautics)Work (physics)SatelliteGeodesyEarth (classical element)Gravity of EarthStatistical analysisRate integrating gyroscopeOpticsNoise (video)General relativitySystematic errorRemote sensingLaser rangingEarth observationClassical mechanicsComputational physicsStochastic driftGeophysics and Sensor TechnologyPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchRelativity and Gravitational Theory