From atomic physics, to upper-atmospheric chemistry, to cosmology: A "laser photometric ratio star" to calibrate telescopes at major observatories
arXiv:2203.07556 · doi:10.1002/ntls.20220003
Abstract
The expansion of our Universe is accelerating, due to dark energy. But the nature of dark energy has been a mystery since its discovery at the end of the past century. In Research Highlight https://doi.org/10.1002/ntls.20220003 , Justin Albert, Dmitry Budker and Hossein Sadeghpour provide an overview of how a laser photometric ratio star (a novel light source generated by laser excitation of the Earth's upper-atmospheric sodium layer, which will radiate equally brightly at wavelengths of 589 nm and 820 nm) can help us precisely calibrate telescopes in order to understand the nature of dark energy.
arXiv commentBrief "Research Highlight" and cover article for Natural Sciences journal volume 2, issue 2 (Feb. 2022). 3 pages, 2 figures
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