Study of the Pioneer Anomaly: A Problem Set

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dc.creatorTuryshev, Slava G.
dc.creatorNieto, Michael Martin
dc.creatorAnderson, John D.
dc.date2005-02-23
dc.date2005-09-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:22:44Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:22:44Z
dc.descriptionAnalysis of the radio-metric tracking data from the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft at distances between 20--70 astronomical units from the Sun has consistently indicated the presence of an anomalous, small, and constant Doppler frequency drift. The drift is a blue-shift, uniformly changing at the rate of (5.99 +/- 0.01) x 10^{-9} Hz/s. The signal also can be interpreted as a constant acceleration of each particular spacecraft of (8.74 +/- 1.33) x 10^{-8} cm/s^2 directed toward the Sun. This interpretation has become known as the Pioneer anomaly. We provide a problem set based on the detailed investigation of this anomaly, the nature of which remains unexplained.
dc.description14 pages, 3 figures, 5 tables, minor corrections before publication
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0502123
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0502123
dc.identifierAm.J.Phys. 73 (2005) 1033-1044
dc.identifierdoi:10.1119/1.2008300
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/95996
dc.subjectPhysics Education
dc.subjectSpace Physics
dc.titleStudy of the Pioneer Anomaly: A Problem Set
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