Published September 21, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Analysis of the Greenland icesheet experiment in terms of new gravitational forces

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), NM (USA). Theoretical Div.
  • 2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), NM (USA). Earth and Space Sciences Div.
  • 3. Texas Univ., Dallas, TX (USA). Center for Lithospheric Studies

Description

We present an analysis of the anomalous gravitational attraction found in the Greenland icesheet experiment. If the anomalous gradient is due to the existence of a single new, attractive, force, then the force has a range between 225 m and 5.40 km and a coupling constant between 2.4% and 3.5% that of newtonian gravity, with a best fit of about 805 m and 3.1%, respectively. From our procedure, the chi-squared analysis describing the quality of any fit to parameter values can be immediately scaled if a fraction of the gravitational anomaly is actually due to density anomalies in the bedrock. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters, (Section) B
Journal Volume
228
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
448-452
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
21000051
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ARCTIC REGIONS; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; GRAVITATIONAL INTERACTIONS; GREENLAND; ICE; INTERACTION RANGE; ROCKS
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; DISTANCE; ISLANDS; POLAR REGIONS