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Ultrahigh accuracy time synchronization technique operation on the Moon

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Ultrahigh accuracy time synchronization technique based on the optical frequency comb and the GHZ radio frequency spiral scanning deflector is suggested to install on the Moon during the ARTEMIS mission planned by NASA for 2024. The comparison with the parameters of an analogous device operated in the Earth’s gravity will enable the testing to high accuracy fundamental physical principles.

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  1. Ken Nordtvedt had told to one of the authors (VG), how he approached Robert Dicke, then NASA official, during a joint air flight, suggesting to include a retroreflector in Apollo 11 mission.

  2. This is the extended version of the Artemis Science White Paper N.2013, NASA.

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This work is partially supported by International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) Grant A-2390.

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Gurzadyan, V.G., Margaryan, A.T. Ultrahigh accuracy time synchronization technique operation on the Moon. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 136, 329 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01309-y

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