TITLE:
Diurnal Variations and Spikes by the Torsind Registered and Their Impact on the Accuracy of G Measurement
AUTHORS:
A. F. Pugach
KEYWORDS:
Torsion Indicator, Torsind Measurements, Gravitational Constant G
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics,
Vol.5 No.1,
March
20,
2015
ABSTRACT: The article reports on the results of an analysis of the torsind behavior long-term
observations. The torsind is a species of ultralight disc torsion balance. The
data analysis showed that the signal recorded contains the 24-hour periodic
component presumably associated with the Sun. Moreover, unpredictable strong
impacts, forcing torsind disk to rotate in one or another direction, were
revealed. Presumably the reason of these effects is the Sun. This indicates the
existence of an unknown radiation that bears a torque which
may impact on the mechanical systems dynamics. This fact leads to the need to
measure the gravitational constant G overnight and during periods of minimum of
the solar activity, provided that the G measurements are carried out using a
torsion balance.