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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC |
| Volume | 2018-October |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | 69th International Astronautical Congress: #InvolvingEveryone, IAC 2018 - Bremen, Germany Duration: 1 Oct 2018 → 5 Oct 2018 |
Abstract
A central goal of modern physics is to test fundamental principles of nature with ever increasing precision. Atomic quantum sensors are a key-technology for the ultra-precise monitoring of accelerations and rotations. These sensors evolved to a new kind of optics based on matter waves rather than light waves. Matter wave optics is still a young, but rapidly progressing science which recently generated sensational Nobel prize-awarded inventions. It allows, for example, to compare the free fall of two atomic clouds of different species, thus testing the weak equivalence principle with quantum objects. In a weightless environment the precision of such sensors can be considerably increased by increasing the free propagation time of the atoms in the interferometer.
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- Aerospace Engineering
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Space and Planetary Science
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In: Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, Vol. 2018-October, 2018.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Atom interferometry from earth to space the quantus, Maius, and Beccal consortia
AU - QUANTUS, MAIUS and BECCAL teams
AU - Herr, Waldemar
AU - Rasel, Ernst Maria
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2018 by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - A central goal of modern physics is to test fundamental principles of nature with ever increasing precision. Atomic quantum sensors are a key-technology for the ultra-precise monitoring of accelerations and rotations. These sensors evolved to a new kind of optics based on matter waves rather than light waves. Matter wave optics is still a young, but rapidly progressing science which recently generated sensational Nobel prize-awarded inventions. It allows, for example, to compare the free fall of two atomic clouds of different species, thus testing the weak equivalence principle with quantum objects. In a weightless environment the precision of such sensors can be considerably increased by increasing the free propagation time of the atoms in the interferometer.
AB - A central goal of modern physics is to test fundamental principles of nature with ever increasing precision. Atomic quantum sensors are a key-technology for the ultra-precise monitoring of accelerations and rotations. These sensors evolved to a new kind of optics based on matter waves rather than light waves. Matter wave optics is still a young, but rapidly progressing science which recently generated sensational Nobel prize-awarded inventions. It allows, for example, to compare the free fall of two atomic clouds of different species, thus testing the weak equivalence principle with quantum objects. In a weightless environment the precision of such sensors can be considerably increased by increasing the free propagation time of the atoms in the interferometer.
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VL - 2018-October
JO - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
SN - 0074-1795
T2 - 69th International Astronautical Congress: #InvolvingEveryone, IAC 2018
Y2 - 1 October 2018 through 5 October 2018
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