Surveillance Applications of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves

Abstract

This paper explores the possibility of utilizing a novel means of imaging to establish a system of surveillance-a system that may allow for the observation in three-dimensions of activities within and below structures and within the Earth and its oceans. High-Frequency Gravitational Waves (HFGWs) pass through most material with little or no attenuation; but although they are not absorbed their polarization, phase velocity (causing refraction or bending of GWs) and/or other characteristics can be modified by a material object's texture and internal structure. For example, the change in polarization of a GW passing through a material object is discussed in Misner, Thorne, and Wheeler (1973). Specifically, "If the wave is a pulse, then the backscatter will cause its shape and polarization to keep changing ..." Such an assertion will need to be verified both theoretically and experimentally, but the potential payoffs are enormous. Applications of this technology include satellite-based surveillance systems to image subterranean weapons of mass destruction or WMDs, personnel of interest inside and behind buildings, deeply submerged submarines, hidden missiles and rockets, oil and mineral deposits, etc. as well as acoustical surveillance. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory or LIGO and other interferometer detectors cannot detect HFGWs due to the HFGW's short wavelengths as discussed by Shawhan (2004). Long-wavelength gravitational waves having thousand and million meter wavelengths, which can be detected by LIGO, are of no practical surveillance value due to their diffraction and resulting poor resolution. Short HFGW wavelengths of a few meters to fractions of a millimeter and the sensitivity of the HFGW generator-detector system to polarization angle changes of yoctoradians to 10-40 radians could afford suitable resolution for practical surveillance systems.

The Value Estimation of an HFGW Frequency Time Standard for Telecommunications Network Optimization

“…At least 3 ground stations would be needed for self-triangulation by the remote terminals, at least 4 with redundancy. HFGWs will propagate through the Earth with little modification, but very slight HFGW phase modification may be observed in surveillance applications (Baker, 2007. ) The counterpart to the fixed ground infrastructure would be the remote terminal side or user side of the FTS infrastructure.…”

“…Put another way, a universal frequency time standard could quadruple over the air bandwidth efficiencies just by improving phase noise alone. Phase noise improvements would be limited only by the slight variations induced in the HFGW signal passing through the earth as described in Baker (2007).…”

Applications of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves to the Global War on Terror

“…The concept is that the mass essentially "rolls" down a "hill" produced by the static g-field; that is, potential energy increase of a mass is provided by the energetic HFGWs. As was noted, the magnitude of the static g-field is proportional to the square of the HFGW frequency (Landau and Lifshitz, 1975) and the effect is described in U. S. Patent Application, Baker (2007b). Tests with 10 9 Hz or higher gravitational waves must be accomplished before the application is either discarded or accepted.…”

“…Additional potential theoretical HFGW applications include propulsion (Section 108 of Landau and Lifshitz, 1975), including "moving" space objects such as missiles, missile warheads, anti-ballistic missiles, etc. in flight (Baker, 2007a), surveillance through buildings and the Earth itself (Baker, 2007b) and remote initiation of nuclear events (Fontana. and Baker, 2007).…”