James E. Faller

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James E. Faller is affiliated with the following schools: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado, University of Glasgow, University of Washington, Wesleyan University

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PhD Physics University of Washington
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According to Wikipedia, James E. Faller was an American physicist and inventor who specialized in the field of gravity. He conceived the Lunar Laser Ranging Program, the goal of which, was to fire high powered laser beams at special retroreflectors placed on the Moon by Apollo program Astronauts. He invented a gravity motion sensor, called the Absolute Gravimeter, which is sensitive enough to detect changes in the local gravitational field due to a person's mass. His work was featured in many books and magazines, such as National Geographic. In 2001, his gravity detection device was featured on the Science Channel in the show Head Rush and was used to debunk anti-gravity devices that were for sale on the market. All devices tested on the show did not produce any kinds of gravitational anomalies. In that same year, he received the Joseph F. Keithley Award for Advances in Measurement Science. His research interests included geophysics, experimental relativity, fundamental constants, and precision measurement experiments designed to look for possible invalidations of accepted physical laws at extreme magnitudes. He worked for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and was working on a new measurement of G, the Newtonian constant of gravitation.

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James E. Faller's Published Works

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Lunar Laser Ranging: A Continuing Legacy of the Apollo Program (1994) (640)
A new generation of absolute gravimeters (1995) (459)
New Experimental Test of Coulomb's Law: A Laboratory Upper Limit on the Photon Rest Mass (1971) (214)
The Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment (1973) (195)
New Test of the Equivalence Principle from Lunar Laser Ranging (1976) (127)
Frequency stability measurements on polarization-stabilized He-Ne lasers. (1988) (97)
Simple pendulum determination of the gravitational constant. (2010) (89)
Quadruple suspension design for Advanced LIGO (2002) (78)
A Portable Apparatus for Absolute Measurements of the Earth's Gravity (1982) (76)
g-the acceleration of gravity: its measurement and its importance (1986) (67)
On the calibration of a superconducting gravimeter using absolute gravity measurements (1991) (53)
Thirty Years of Progress in Absolute Gravimetry: A Scientific Capability Implemented by Technological Advances (2002) (46)
Results from the fifth international comparison of absolute gravimeters, ICAG'97 (2001) (44)
Optical radar using a corner reflector on the moon. (1965) (43)
Satellite geodesy using laser range measurements only (1968) (43)
Absolute gravity: A reconnaissance tool for studying vertical crustal motions (1986) (42)
An ultra-low-noise, low-frequency, six degrees of freedom active vibration isolator (1997) (39)
Ballistic Methods of Measuring g - the Direct Free-Fall and Symmetrical Rise-and-Fall Methods Compared (1988) (37)
Fourth International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters (1995) (36)
Earth Rotation Measured by Lunar Laser Ranging (1976) (34)
Space antenna for gravitational wave astronomy. (1985) (34)
The intrinsic mechanical loss factor of hydroxy-catalysis bonds for use in the mirror suspensions of gravitational wave detectors (2003) (33)
Final report on the Seventh International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters (ICAG 2005) (2011) (32)
The JILA Portable Absolute Gravity Apparatus (1983) (32)
Results of absolute gravity determinations at a number of different sites (1971) (30)
Lunar laser ranging (1990) (30)
Laser Beam Directed at the Lunar Retro-Reflector Array: Observations of the First Returns (1969) (29)
Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector: Continuing Measurements and Expected Results (1970) (28)
Intracomparison tests of the FG5 absolute gravity meters (1995) (28)
Algorithms for Unequal-Arm Michelson Interferometers (1996) (28)
The Lunar Laser Reflector (1970) (27)
High‐precision absolute gravity observations in the United States (1989) (25)
An absolute interferometric determination of the acceleration of gravity (1965) (23)
The Measurement of Little g: A Fertile Ground for Precision Measurement Science (2005) (23)
12.5 - Laser-interferometer system for the determination of the acceleration of gravity (1967) (22)
Influence of temperature and hydroxide concentration on the settling time of hydroxy-catalysis bonds (2007) (22)
Multistage active vibration isolation system (1998) (22)
Practical sound‐reducing enclosure for laboratory use (1986) (21)
A new determination of the Newtonian constant of gravity using the free fall method (1999) (21)
Experimental results for nulling the effective thermal expansion coefficient of fused silica fibres under a static stress (2014) (21)
A Possible Laser Gravitational Wave Experiment in Space (1984) (20)
First results with the transportable absolute gravity meter JILAG-3 (1987) (20)
Results of an absolute determination of the acceleration of gravity (1965) (20)
Precision Measurement of the Acceleration of Gravity: Measurements of g have always made maximum use of the available technology in measurement of length and time. (1967) (18)
Measurement results with a small cam-driven absolute gravimeter (2002) (17)
An antenna for laser gravitational-wave observations in space (1989) (17)
Canadian Absolute Gravity Program: Applications in geodesy and geodynamics (1989) (17)
’Super Spring’ – A Long Period Vibration Isolator (1984) (14)
Results from an absolute gravity survey in the United States (1983) (14)
Results of the Seventh International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters ICAG-2005 at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, Sèvres (2010) (14)
Six degrees of freedom (1996) (14)
Investigation of the Young's modulus and thermal expansion of amorphous titania-doped tantala films. (2014) (13)
Erratum: Experimental search for anisotropy in the speed of light (1973) (13)
Continuous gravity observations using Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics Absolute Gravimeters (1992) (12)
A Prototype Measurement of the Newtonian Gravitational Constant Using an Active Magnetic Suspension Torsion Fiber (1983) (11)
Results of the Sixth International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters, ICAG-2001 (2002) (10)
A simple pendulum laser interferometer for determining the gravitational constant (2014) (9)
Relative gravity measurements at the 3RD international comparison of absolute gravimeters (1990) (9)
Design Aspects Of A Laser Gravitational Wave Detector In Space (1980) (9)
Photoelectric eclipse observation of the continuum at the extreme solar limb. (1969) (9)
Precision experiments to search for the fifth force (1989) (8)
Microwave and optical lunar transponders (1990) (8)
Results of 3rd international comparison of absolute gravimeters in Severes 1989 (1990) (7)
Short- and Long-Term Stability of the JILAG-4 Absolute Gravimeter (1993) (7)
Plans for the development of a portable absolute gravimeter with a few parts in 109 accuracy (1979) (6)
A suspended laser interferometer for determining the Newtonian constant of gravitation (2000) (6)
SHORT COMMUNICATION: A direct and sensitive method for positioning the centre of mass of a dropping object at the optical centre of the enclosed corner cube in ballistic absolute gravimeters (2004) (6)
Determination of the refractive index and thickness of a hydroxide-catalysis bond between fused silica from reflectivity measurements. (2017) (6)
Results from the fifth international comparison of absolute gravimeters, ICAG'97 (2001) (5)
Possible high-mobility LAGEOS ranging station (1979) (5)
Prospects for a truly portable absolute gravimeter (2003) (5)
High Precision Gravity Measurements (1984) (5)
Optical properties of the Apollo laser ranging retro-reflector arrays. (1972) (5)
Precision measurement, scientific personalities and error budgets: the sine quibus non for big G determinations (2014) (5)
The FG5 absolute gravimeter (1995) (4)
Geodesy results obtainable with lunar retroreflectors (1972) (4)
Eotvos Experiment with a Fluid Fiber (1982) (4)
Plans for the development of a portable absolute gravimeter: A tool for studying non-tidal variations in gravity (1978) (4)
A test of Newton's inverse square law of gravitation using the 300‐m tower at Erie, Colorado (1991) (4)
Laboratory and field tests of JILAG-3 absolute gravimeter (1988) (4)
Low-frequency active vibration isolation system (1994) (4)
Why is it so difficult to measure big G (2015) (4)
The Fluid-Fiber Based Torsion Pendulum: An Alternative to Simply Getting a Bigger Hammer (1983) (4)
Some implications for physics and geophysics of laser range measurements from Earth to a lunar retro-reflector. (1969) (4)
Preliminary results of laser ranging to a reflector on the lunar surface (1971) (3)
Absolute gravimetry: Environmental noise limits (1991) (3)
The gyroscope-weighing experiment revisted – with a null result (1990) (3)
Validation of the Inverse Square Law of Gravitation Using the Tower at Erie, Colorado, U.S.A. (1990) (3)
Laser-interferometer determination of the acceleration of gravity (1967) (2)
Erratum: Simple Pendulum Determination of the Gravitational Constant [Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 110801 (2010)]. (2019) (2)
A Self-Consistent Set of Surface Coordinates for the Apollo Lunar Laser Retroreflectors Deduced from Laser Range Measures (1973) (2)
New Laboratory Test of the Equivalence Principle (1983) (2)
A new portable, absolute gravimeter (1981) (2)
On the modelling and testing of a laboratory-scale Foucault pendulum as a precursor for the design of a high-performance measurement instrument (2020) (2)
The Current Status of Absolute Gravimetry and Some Ideas and Suggestions for Future Improvements (1997) (2)
Results from the Fifth Internationl Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters, ICAG97 (2001) (2)
Precision long-path interferometry and the velocity of light (1968) (2)
Advanced Absolute Gravity Determination (1982) (2)
Multi-Stage Active Vibration Isolation System (1998) (2)
A New Small Cam-Driven Absolute Gravimeter (2005) (1)
Precision Measurement of the Gravitational quantities g and G (2014) (1)
a Test of the Gravitational Inverse Square Law Using the NOAA Tower in Erie, Colorado (1989) (1)
Earth-based gravitational experiments (1990) (1)
Absolute and relative gravity measurements at Hannover and Potsdam in the period 1988-1990 (1990) (1)
Test of Newton’s inverse square law of gravity using the 300 m tower at Erie, Colorado: Newton vindicated on the plains of Colorado (1990) (1)
Tunnel Detection Utilizing Field-Stationary Gravity Gradiometers (1982) (1)
A new determination of G (1998) (1)
The JILA (Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics) Portable Absolute Gravity Apparatus (1983) (1)
Little "g": An Introduction to Dropping Things (1983) (1)
Measurements of Newtonian Gravitation: Selected Reprints (1993) (1)
Laser Gravitational Wave Experiment in Space (1983) (1)
Laser ranging to the moon - Eight years of scientific progress /Highlights address - Laser 77/ (1977) (1)
Optimizing the Shape of the Attracting Mass in Precision Measurements of G (1981) (1)
My time with Bob Dicke; the beginning of experimental gravitational physics in university research (2019) (1)
Absolute Gravity as a Reconnaissance Tool for Vertical Height Changes and for Studying Density Changes (1980) (1)
Terrestrial Gravimetry and the Development of Absolute Gravimeters (2004) (1)
Results from a U.S. Absolute Gravity Survey (1982) (1)
Precision measurement with gravity (2000) (1)
The JILA (Parks-Faller) 2010 Determination of the Newtonian Constant (2018) (1)
Emission gradients in the continuum at the sun's limb (1968) (1)
Instrumentation for old gravity, ed. by O. Francis and T. van Dam (2003) (0)
Report on the Development of a Portable Absolute Gravimeter (1979) (0)
Instrumentation for old gravity (2003) (0)
Current research efforts at JILA to test the equivalence principle at short ranges (1988) (0)
Progress on the development of a portable absolute gravimeter (1979) (0)
The Measurement of the Positions of Points on the Earth's Surface using an Absolute Gravimeter and a Multi-Wavelength Geodimeter as Complments to Extraterrestrial Techniques (1977) (0)
Gravimetric Instrumentation: New Instruments and Old (2002) (0)
Measurement of the gravitational quantities g and G: How ideas for precision measurement experiments come about (2012) (0)
The liquid-supported torsion balance: An updated status report on its potential for tunnel detection (1988) (0)
Nature never deals off of the bottom of the deck…but she holds all of the aces: The joys of doing precision measurement science (2016) (0)
Once more an education crisis (1983) (0)
Towards a high-performance Foucault pendulum (2020) (0)
Absolute Strain Measurements with a 30 Meter Vaccum in Interferometer (1970) (0)
East of the Sun, west of the Moon, and a little bit down to Earth (2007) (0)
Development of a small and portable absolute gravimeter | NIST (2002) (0)
Active/passive vibration isolation at 1 Hz and above. Part I. Single stage, six degrees of freedom (1996) (0)
Laser ranging ground station development (1973) (0)
Optical interferometer in space (1989) (0)
Determination of absolute gravity (1982) (0)
Results of the International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters (2nd) Held in Sevres, France in June-July 1985 (1987) (0)
The measurement of the Newtonian constant of gravitation: One recent experiment and some general comments (2012) (0)
Chapter 7 Results of the Seventh International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters ICAG-2005 at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (2010) (0)
Laser range measurements using non-Gaussian pulse shapes. (1976) (0)
Active/passive vibration isolation at 1 Hz and above. Part II. Main Stages (1996) (0)
A laser interferometer for gravitational wave astronomy in space (1989) (0)
Progress on low-frequency active vibration isolation (1999) (0)
Suspended Fabry-Perot interferometer for determining the Newtonian constant of gravitation (2001) (0)
Promise and Plans for the JILA Gravimeter (1983) (0)
Very low frequency isolation systems for ground-based gravitational wave detectors (1988) (0)
Modified Vertical Reference Mercury Pool (1970) (0)
Absolute Gravimetry and Its Application to Time-Variable Gravity (2004) (0)
Search for a composition dependent force using a liquid-supported torsion balance (1990) (0)
In defense of PSSC (1984) (0)
The FGC-1 absolute gravimeter (2007) (0)
Large multi-lensed telescope - A receiver for point sources in the sky (1978) (0)
Comments on gravitation (1986) (0)
Precision measurement with gravity, ed. by J. Tran Thank Van (2000) (0)
Comment on “Informatics and the 2007–2008 Electronic Geophysical Year” (2009) (0)
The FG5 absolute gravimeter, ed. by C. Poitevin (1995) (0)
A Convenient Method for Changing the Charge in the Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment (1965) (0)
Experimental demonstration of some aspects of LISA interferometry (1998) (0)
Active/passive vibration isolation at 1 Hz and above. Part II: Second stage (1996) (0)
Restoring light transmission of dusty glass surfaces on the Moon (2021) (0)
Development of a small and portable absolute gravimeter (2002) (0)
Optical Measurements To Try And Find The Fifth Force. Very Sensitive Optical Gravimeters; (1990) (0)
Measuring little g: A fertile ground for precision measurement science (2005) (0)
Absolute and relative gravity measurements at Hannover and Potsdam in the period 1988-1990 | NIST (1991) (0)
SPIE Proceedings 2264: Low-frequency active vibration isolation system (1994) (0)
Laser Ranging to the Moon: How Evolving Technology Enables New Science (2010) (0)
Progress on low-frequency active vibration isolation for gravitational wave detectors. (1997) (0)
Proposed studies of a 30 meter imaging interferometer concept. [spaceborne astronomy] (1987) (0)
Fluid–Fiber Gradiometers. Their Promise for Tunnel Detection – A Status Report (1984) (0)
Brochure: JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado at Boulder (1998) (0)
The Apollo retroreflector arrays revisited: A lunar beaconed array (1990) (0)
The JILA Absolute Gravimeter (1983) (0)
A new small cam-driven absolute gravimeter, ed. by C. Jekeli, L. Bastos and J. Fernandes (2004) (0)
A Suspended Laser Interferometer Determination of the Newtonian Constant of Gravitation (2004) (0)
Plans for the Development of a Portable Absolute Gravimeter with the Few Parts in a Billion Accuracy (1979) (0)
Measurement Results with a New Small Cam-Driven Absolute Gravimeter (2004) (0)
Laser gravitational wave experiment in space. Final report (1983) (0)
Laser ranging to optical retro-reflectors on the moon (1969) (0)
Liquid-supported torsion balance as a gradiometer (1986) (0)
The Physics of Sports: A Physicist's View (2006) (0)
Precisely measuring the distance to the moon (1990) (0)
Suggested Pacific Plate Distortion Experiments (1977) (0)
Post Deadline Abstracts (1967) (0)
JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and University of Colorado at Boulder | NIST (2001) (0)
Telescopes and the Forces That Mold Them: An Introduction to Optics and Mechanical Design (1983) (0)
The Physics of Basketball: An Introduction to Scientific Thinking (1983) (0)

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