Fresnel's diffraction and scintillation of gravitational waves

Diffraction effects on gravitational waves propagating through a stellar cluster are analyzed both in the Fraunhoffer and Fresnel approximations. It is also found that a gravitational wave scintillation effect comes out naturally, implying that the gravitational wave intensity changes in a character...

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Main Authors: Vetrugno, D, Congedo, G, De Paolis, F, Longo, P, Nucita, A, Qadir, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007
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Summary:Diffraction effects on gravitational waves propagating through a stellar cluster are analyzed both in the Fraunhoffer and Fresnel approximations. It is also found that a gravitational wave scintillation effect comes out naturally, implying that the gravitational wave intensity changes in a characteristic way as the observer moves. © Società Italiana di Fisica.