%0 Generic %1 mei2020tianqin %A Mei, Jianwei %A Bai, Yan-Zheng %A Bao, Jiahui %A Barausse, Enrico %A Cai, Lin %A Canuto, Enrico %A Cao, Bin %A Chen, Wei-Ming %A Chen, Yu %A Ding, Yan-Wei %A Duan, Hui-Zong %A Fan, Huimin %A Feng, Wen-Fan %A Fu, Honglin %A Gao, Qing %A Gao, TianQuan %A Gong, Yungui %A Gou, Xingyu %A Gu, Chao-Zheng %A Gu, De-Feng %A He, Zi-Qi %A Hendry, Martin %A Hong, Wei %A Hu, Xin-Chun %A Hu, Yi-Ming %A Hu, Yuexin %A Huang, Shun-Jia %A Huang, Xiang-Qing %A Jiang, Qinghua %A Jiang, Yuan-Ze %A Jiang, Yun %A Jiang, Zhen %A Jin, Hong-Ming %A Korol, Valeriya %A Li, Hong-Yin %A Li, Ming %A Li, Ming %A Li, Pengcheng %A Li, Rongwang %A Li, Yuqiang %A Li, Zhu %A Li, Zhulian %A Li, Zhu-Xi %A Liang, Yu-Rong %A Liang, Zheng-Cheng %A Liao, Fang-Jie %A Liu, Shuai %A Liu, Yan-Chong %A Liu, Li %A Liu, Pei-Bo %A Liu, Xuhui %A Liu, Yuan %A Lu, Xiong-Fei %A Lu, Yang %A Lu, Ze-Huang %A Luo, Yan %A Luo, Zhi-Cai %A Milyukov, Vadim %A Ming, Min %A Pi, Xiaoyu %A Qin, Chenggang %A Qu, Shao-Bo %A Sesana, Alberto %A Shao, Chenggang %A Shi, Changfu %A Su, Wei %A Tan, Ding-Yin %A Tan, Yujie %A Tan, Zhuangbin %A Tu, Liang-Cheng %A Wang, Bin %A Wang, Cheng-Rui %A Wang, Fengbin %A Wang, Guan-Fang %A Wang, Haitian %A Wang, Jian %A Wang, Lijiao %A Wang, Panpan %A Wang, Xudong %A Wang, Yan %A Wang, Yi-Fan %A Wei, Ran %A Wu, Shu-Chao %A Xiao, Chun-Yu %A Xu, Xiao-Shi %A Xue, Chao %A Yang, Fang-Chao %A Yang, Liang %A Yang, Ming-Lin %A Yang, Shan-Qing %A Ye, Bobing %A Yeh, Hsien-Chi %A Yu, Shenghua %A Zhai, Dongsheng %A Zhang, Caishi %A Zhang, Haitao %A Zhang, Jian-dong %A Zhang, Jie %A Zhang, Lihua %A Zhang, Xin %A Zhang, Xuefeng %A Zhou, Hao %A Zhou, Ming-Yue %A Zhou, Ze-Bing %A Zhu, Dong-Dong %A Zi, Tie-Guang %A Luo, Jun %D 2020 %K space tianquin %R 10.1093/ptep/ptaa114 %T The TianQin project: current progress on science and technology %U http://arxiv.org/abs/2008.10332 %X TianQin is a planned space-based gravitational wave (GW) observatory consisting of three earth orbiting satellites with an orbital radius of about $10^5~km$. The satellites will form a equilateral triangle constellation the plane of which is nearly perpendicular to the ecliptic plane. TianQin aims to detect GWs between $10^-4~Hz$ and $1~Hz$ that can be generated by a wide variety of important astrophysical and cosmological sources, including the inspiral of Galactic ultra-compact binaries, the inspiral of stellar-mass black hole binaries, extreme mass ratio inspirals, the merger of massive black hole binaries, and possibly the energetic processes in the very early universe or exotic sources such as cosmic strings. In order to start science operations around 2035, a roadmap called the 0123 plan is being used to bring the key technologies of TianQin to maturity, supported by the construction of a series of research facilities on the ground. Two major projects of the 0123 plan are being carried out. In this process, the team has created a new generation $17~cm$ single-body hollow corner-cube retro-reflector which has been launched with the QueQiao satellite on 21 May 2018; a new laser ranging station equipped with a $1.2~m$ telescope has been constructed and the station has successfully ranged to all the five retro-reflectors on the Moon; and the TianQin-1 experimental satellite has been launched on 20 December 2019 and the first round result shows that the satellite has exceeded all of its mission requirements.

@misc{mei2020tianqin, abstract = {TianQin is a planned space-based gravitational wave (GW) observatory consisting of three earth orbiting satellites with an orbital radius of about $10^5~{\rm km}$. The satellites will form a equilateral triangle constellation the plane of which is nearly perpendicular to the ecliptic plane. TianQin aims to detect GWs between $10^{-4}~{\rm Hz}$ and $1~{\rm Hz}$ that can be generated by a wide variety of important astrophysical and cosmological sources, including the inspiral of Galactic ultra-compact binaries, the inspiral of stellar-mass black hole binaries, extreme mass ratio inspirals, the merger of massive black hole binaries, and possibly the energetic processes in the very early universe or exotic sources such as cosmic strings. In order to start science operations around 2035, a roadmap called the 0123 plan is being used to bring the key technologies of TianQin to maturity, supported by the construction of a series of research facilities on the ground. Two major projects of the 0123 plan are being carried out. In this process, the team has created a new generation $17~{\rm cm}$ single-body hollow corner-cube retro-reflector which has been launched with the QueQiao satellite on 21 May 2018; a new laser ranging station equipped with a $1.2~{\rm m}$ telescope has been constructed and the station has successfully ranged to all the five retro-reflectors on the Moon; and the TianQin-1 experimental satellite has been launched on 20 December 2019 and the first round result shows that the satellite has exceeded all of its mission requirements.}, added-at = {2020-08-31T09:29:58.000+0200}, author = {Mei, Jianwei and Bai, Yan-Zheng and Bao, Jiahui and Barausse, Enrico and Cai, Lin and Canuto, Enrico and Cao, Bin and Chen, Wei-Ming and Chen, Yu and Ding, Yan-Wei and Duan, Hui-Zong and Fan, Huimin and Feng, Wen-Fan and Fu, Honglin and Gao, Qing and Gao, TianQuan and Gong, Yungui and Gou, Xingyu and Gu, Chao-Zheng and Gu, De-Feng and He, Zi-Qi and Hendry, Martin and Hong, Wei and Hu, Xin-Chun and Hu, Yi-Ming and Hu, Yuexin and Huang, Shun-Jia and Huang, Xiang-Qing and Jiang, Qinghua and Jiang, Yuan-Ze and Jiang, Yun and Jiang, Zhen and Jin, Hong-Ming and Korol, Valeriya and Li, Hong-Yin and Li, Ming and Li, Ming and Li, Pengcheng and Li, Rongwang and Li, Yuqiang and Li, Zhu and Li, Zhulian and Li, Zhu-Xi and Liang, Yu-Rong and Liang, Zheng-Cheng and Liao, Fang-Jie and Liu, Shuai and Liu, Yan-Chong and Liu, Li and Liu, Pei-Bo and Liu, Xuhui and Liu, Yuan and Lu, Xiong-Fei and Lu, Yang and Lu, Ze-Huang and Luo, Yan and Luo, Zhi-Cai and Milyukov, Vadim and Ming, Min and Pi, Xiaoyu and Qin, Chenggang and Qu, Shao-Bo and Sesana, Alberto and Shao, Chenggang and Shi, Changfu and Su, Wei and Tan, Ding-Yin and Tan, Yujie and Tan, Zhuangbin and Tu, Liang-Cheng and Wang, Bin and Wang, Cheng-Rui and Wang, Fengbin and Wang, Guan-Fang and Wang, Haitian and Wang, Jian and Wang, Lijiao and Wang, Panpan and Wang, Xudong and Wang, Yan and Wang, Yi-Fan and Wei, Ran and Wu, Shu-Chao and Xiao, Chun-Yu and Xu, Xiao-Shi and Xue, Chao and Yang, Fang-Chao and Yang, Liang and Yang, Ming-Lin and Yang, Shan-Qing and Ye, Bobing and Yeh, Hsien-Chi and Yu, Shenghua and Zhai, Dongsheng and Zhang, Caishi and Zhang, Haitao and Zhang, Jian-dong and Zhang, Jie and Zhang, Lihua and Zhang, Xin and Zhang, Xuefeng and Zhou, Hao and Zhou, Ming-Yue and Zhou, Ze-Bing and Zhu, Dong-Dong and Zi, Tie-Guang and Luo, Jun}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24ede26a46eb9d821b34670ece27a5c38/lprudenzi}, description = {The TianQin project: current progress on science and technology}, doi = {10.1093/ptep/ptaa114}, interhash = {70f7dc7434eed5d2d7c3bcfcb5ee8c41}, intrahash = {4ede26a46eb9d821b34670ece27a5c38}, keywords = {space tianquin}, note = {cite arxiv:2008.10332Comment: 16 pages, 1 figure, invited article to a special section in PTEP}, timestamp = {2020-08-31T09:29:58.000+0200}, title = {The TianQin project: current progress on science and technology}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2008.10332}, year = 2020 }