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Status of MICROSCOPE, a mission to test the Equivalence Principle in Space

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MICROSCOPE is a French Space Agency mission that aims to test the Weak Equivalence Principle in space down to an accuracy of 10^−15 . This is two orders of magnitude better than the current constraints, which will allow us to test General Relativity as well as theories beyond General Relativity which predict a possible Weak Equivalence Principle violation below 10^−13 . In this communication, we describe the MICROSCOPE mission, its measurement principle and instrument, and we give an update on its status. After a successful instrument's commissioning, MICROSCOPE is on good tracks for its launch, expected in 2016.
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hal-01070586 , version 1 (01-10-2014)

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J. Bergé, P. Touboul, M. Rodrigues. Status of MICROSCOPE, a mission to test the Equivalence Principle in Space. 10th International LISA Symposium, May 2014, GAINESVILLE, United States. ⟨hal-01070586⟩

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