Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jan 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976natur.259..296a&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 259, Jan. 29, 1976, p. 296, 297. Research supported by the Banco do Desenvolvimento Economico, Conselho National de
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Antenna Design, Electric Conductors, Gravitational Waves, Radiation Detectors, Crab Nebula, Electric Fields, Galactic Clusters, Plane Waves, Pulsars
Scientific paper
It is shown that a simple system of two long conducting wires of different metallic compositions constitutes, in principle, a nonmechanical antenna for detecting gravitational radiation. Equations are presented which demonstrate the operational principle of the system, viz., that gravitational radiation produces a greater force on the ions in a metal than on the electrons, necessitating a compensating electric field that is detectable in principle. The voltage associated with this electric field is estimated for the Crab pulsar, a typical supernova in the Virgo cluster of galaxies, and supernovae in our Galaxy. It is concluded that the proposed system may be of practical use if the conductors are sufficiently long (many kilometers). The use of superconductors is suggested.
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