Direct acceleration: cosmic and exoplanet synergies

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2019-03-13Author(s)
Erskine, David
Kim, Alex
Linder, Eric
Buschmann, Malte
Easther, Richard
Ferraro, Simone
Muirhead, Philip
Phillips, David
Ravi, Aakash
Safdi, Benjamin
Schaan, Emmanuel
Silverwood, Hamish
Walsworth, Ronald
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David Erskine, Alex Kim, Eric Linder, Malte Buschmann, Richard Easther, Simone Ferraro, Philip Muirhead, David Phillips, Aakash Ravi, Benjamin Safdi, Emmanuel Schaan, Hamish Silverwood, Ronald Walsworth. 2019. "Direct Acceleration: Cosmic and Exoplanet Synergies."Abstract
Direct measurement of acceleration is a key scientific goal for both cosmology and exoplanets. For cosmology, the concept of redshift drift (more than 60 years old by the 2020s) could directly establish the Friedmann-Lema{\^\i}tre-Robertson-Walker model. It would increase the dark energy figure of merit by a factor of 3 beyond Stage 4 experiments, in combination with cosmic microwave background measurements. For exoplanets, the same technology required provides unprecedented radial velocity accuracy, enabling detection of Earth mass planets in the habitable zone. Other science cases include mapping the Milky Way gravitational potential and testing its dark matter distribution.
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