GUANGZHOU-BASED Sun Yat-sen University said Monday that it will build a ground simulation system for space-based gravitational wave observation on its Shenzhen campus. The system is expected to provide a complete simulation environment and new research methods for China’s research on space-based gravitational wave observation, the university said. It will be built on the Shenzhen campus in Guangming New Area with an investment of more than 1 billion yuan (US$146.6 million). The ground simulation system is part of the gravitational wave research project, Tianqin, launched by Sun Yat-sen University in 2015. With an estimated cost of 15 billion yuan, Tianqin will be carried out in four stages to ultimately launch three high-orbit satellites to detect the waves. The university initiated construction on several pieces of research infrastructure for the Tianqin project on its other campus in Zhuhai in 2016. (Xinhua) |