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Pathfinder experiments with atom interferometry in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station

Williams, R. J. ; Sackett, Charles A. ; Ahlers, Holger ; Aveline, David C. ; Boegel, Patrick ; Botsi, Sofia ; Charron, Eric ; Elliott, Ethan R. ; Gaaloul, Naceur ; Giese, Enno ; Herr, Waldemar ; Kellogg, James R. ; Kohel, James M. ; Lay, Norman E. ; Meister, Matthias ; Müller, Gabriel ; Müller, Holger ; Oudrhiri, Kamal ; Phillips, Leah ; Pichery, Annie ; Rasel, Ernst M. ; Roura, Albert ; Sbroscia, Matteo ; Schleich, Wolfgang P. ; Schneider, Christian ; Schubert, Christian ; Sen, Bejoy ; Thompson, Robert J. ; Bigelow, Nicholas P. (2024)
Pathfinder experiments with atom interferometry in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station.
In: Nature Communications, 15
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50585-6
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Deployment of ultracold atom interferometers (AI) into space will capitalize on quantum advantages and the extended freefall of persistent microgravity to provide high-precision measurement capabilities for gravitational, Earth, and planetary sciences, and to enable searches for subtle forces signifying physics beyond General Relativity and the Standard Model. NASA’s Cold Atom Lab (CAL) operates onboard the International Space Station as a multi-user facility for fundamental studies of ultracold atoms and to mature space-based quantum technologies. We report on pathfinding experiments utilizing ultracold 87Rb atoms in the CAL AI. A three-pulse Mach–Zehnder interferometer was studied to understand the influence of ISS vibrations. Additionally, Ramsey shear-wave interferometry was used to manifest interference patterns in a single run that were observable for over 150 ms free-expansion time. Finally, the CAL AI was used to remotely measure the Bragg laser photon recoil as a demonstration of the first quantum sensor using matter-wave interferometry in space.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2024
Autor(en): Williams, R. J. ; Sackett, Charles A. ; Ahlers, Holger ; Aveline, David C. ; Boegel, Patrick ; Botsi, Sofia ; Charron, Eric ; Elliott, Ethan R. ; Gaaloul, Naceur ; Giese, Enno ; Herr, Waldemar ; Kellogg, James R. ; Kohel, James M. ; Lay, Norman E. ; Meister, Matthias ; Müller, Gabriel ; Müller, Holger ; Oudrhiri, Kamal ; Phillips, Leah ; Pichery, Annie ; Rasel, Ernst M. ; Roura, Albert ; Sbroscia, Matteo ; Schleich, Wolfgang P. ; Schneider, Christian ; Schubert, Christian ; Sen, Bejoy ; Thompson, Robert J. ; Bigelow, Nicholas P.
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Pathfinder experiments with atom interferometry in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 13 August 2024
Verlag: Springer Nature
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Nature Communications
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 15
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50585-6
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Deployment of ultracold atom interferometers (AI) into space will capitalize on quantum advantages and the extended freefall of persistent microgravity to provide high-precision measurement capabilities for gravitational, Earth, and planetary sciences, and to enable searches for subtle forces signifying physics beyond General Relativity and the Standard Model. NASA’s Cold Atom Lab (CAL) operates onboard the International Space Station as a multi-user facility for fundamental studies of ultracold atoms and to mature space-based quantum technologies. We report on pathfinding experiments utilizing ultracold 87Rb atoms in the CAL AI. A three-pulse Mach–Zehnder interferometer was studied to understand the influence of ISS vibrations. Additionally, Ramsey shear-wave interferometry was used to manifest interference patterns in a single run that were observable for over 150 ms free-expansion time. Finally, the CAL AI was used to remotely measure the Bragg laser photon recoil as a demonstration of the first quantum sensor using matter-wave interferometry in space.

ID-Nummer: Artikel-ID: 6414
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 05 Fachbereich Physik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Angewandte Physik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Angewandte Physik > Theoretische Quantendynamik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Angewandte Physik > Theoretische Quantenoptik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Angewandte Physik > Theoretische Quantenphysik
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