Creating the first Bose-Einstein condensate in space
| Autor: | Lachmann, M.D., Ahlers, H., Becker, D., Seidel, S.T., Wendrich, T., Rasel, Ernst Maria, Ertmer, Wolfgang, MAIUS-Team, Andrews, David L., Galvez, Enrique J., Glückstad, Jesper |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Condensed Matter::Quantum Gases
State preparation Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Bose-Einstein condensates Space vehicles Atom interferometry Bose-Einstein condensation Atom interferometry in space Interferometry Low expansion Dynamic environments Inertial sensing Interferometric measurement ddc:530 Free flight Dewey Decimal Classification::500 | Naturwissenschaften::530 | Physik NASA Statistical mechanics Konferenzschrift |
| Zdroj: | Complex Light and Optical Forces XII : 30 January-1 February 2018, San Francisco, California, United States Proceedings of SPIE 10549 (2018) |
| DOI: | 10.15488/3831 |
| Popis: | On 23rd of January 2017 the first Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) in Space was created on-board the sounding rocket mission MAIUS-1. The successful launch marks a major advancement in the effort of performing matter wave interferometry with BECs on space vehicles. Its high BEC-flux enables more than 100 experiments during flight, characterizing the creation of BECs in space, their free evolution, state preparation, and the creation of cold atoms in highly dynamic environments. MAIUS-1 opens a new path towards space borne inertial sensing employing interferometers with high accuracy and sensitivity. Two follow-up missions will investigate dual-species interferometry. Recently several missions were proposed ranging from tests of the universality of free fall to gravimetry. Due to their small initial size and low expansion rates BECs are the ideal source for such an interferometric measurement. The findings of the mission will contribute to the NASA CAL project and BECCAL (NASA and DLR). This research is funded by DLR under grant 50WP1435. |
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