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Asmar, S.W., Armstrong, J.W., Iess, L. and Tortora, P. (2005). Spacecraft Doppler tracking: Noise budget and accuracy achievable in precision radio science observations. Radio Science 40: doi: 10.1029/2004RS003101. issn: 0048-6604. |
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We discuss noise in Doppler tracking of deep space probes and provide a detailed noise model for Doppler radio science experiments. The most sensitive current experiments achieve fractional frequency fluctuation noise of about 3 ¿ 10-15 at 1000-s integration time, corresponding to better than 1 micron per second velocity noise. Our noise model focuses primarily on the Fourier range ≈10-4--1 Hz, but we briefly discuss noise in lower-frequency observations. We indicate applications of the noise model to experiment planning, identify phenomena limiting current Doppler sensitivity, and discuss the prospects for significant sensitivity improvements. |
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Keywords
Radio Science, Instruments and techniques, Radio Science, Radio wave propagation, Radio Science, Signal processing, Doppler, tracking, precision |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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