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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | IAC-19,A2,6,3,x52698 |
| Pages (from-to) | 370-375 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC |
| Volume | 2019 |
| Issue number | Oktober |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | 70th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2019 - Washington, United States Duration: 21 Oct 2019 → 25 Oct 2019 |
Abstract
Cooling atoms with a magneto-optical trap (MOT) requires a complex laboratory. Numerous technologies such as stabilized laser light, magnetic fields, ultra-high vacuum and many more are needed to enable the MOT. The Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory (BECCAL) will be capable of not only generating Bose-Einstein Condensates (BEC) but will also enable numerous experiments utilizing ultra-cold atoms in the unique environment of the International Space Station (ISS). The instrument is constructed and operated within a bilateral collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In this contribution the mechanical and thermal design of the apparatus is presented. Therefore, the heritage and environment of BECCAL is outlined. Consequently, the current design of the device is presented. A preliminary approach of the Thermal Control System (TCS) is pointed out afterwards. A discussion of the size, weight and power budget (SWaP) closes this paper.
Keywords
- Atom Interferometer, Bose-Einstein Condensate, International Space Station, Mechanical Design, Temperature Control System
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- 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. 2019, No. Oktober, IAC-19,A2,6,3,x52698, 2019, p. 370-375.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - BECCAL- cold atoms on the International Space Station
AU - BECCAL-Team
AU - Warner, Marvin
AU - Grosse, Jens
AU - Wörner, Lisa
AU - Rasel, Ernst
AU - Schleich, Wolfgang
AU - Braxmaier, Claus
N1 - Funding information: The BECCAL mission (Bose-Einstein-Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory) is a collaboration between the German space (DLR) and the US space agency (NASA). A German payload developer team will design, assemble, integrate, validate and test the instrument. The developer team is a consortium of the following institutes: Leibniz University Hannover, Humboldt University of Berlin, University Ulm, Ferdinand Braun Institute (FBH), German Aerospace Center (DLR), University of Bremen, and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. It is supported by the German Space Agency DLR with funds provided by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) under Grant No. DLR 50WP 1701. The support of all team members and funding agency is highly acknowledged by the authors.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Cooling atoms with a magneto-optical trap (MOT) requires a complex laboratory. Numerous technologies such as stabilized laser light, magnetic fields, ultra-high vacuum and many more are needed to enable the MOT. The Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory (BECCAL) will be capable of not only generating Bose-Einstein Condensates (BEC) but will also enable numerous experiments utilizing ultra-cold atoms in the unique environment of the International Space Station (ISS). The instrument is constructed and operated within a bilateral collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In this contribution the mechanical and thermal design of the apparatus is presented. Therefore, the heritage and environment of BECCAL is outlined. Consequently, the current design of the device is presented. A preliminary approach of the Thermal Control System (TCS) is pointed out afterwards. A discussion of the size, weight and power budget (SWaP) closes this paper.
AB - Cooling atoms with a magneto-optical trap (MOT) requires a complex laboratory. Numerous technologies such as stabilized laser light, magnetic fields, ultra-high vacuum and many more are needed to enable the MOT. The Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory (BECCAL) will be capable of not only generating Bose-Einstein Condensates (BEC) but will also enable numerous experiments utilizing ultra-cold atoms in the unique environment of the International Space Station (ISS). The instrument is constructed and operated within a bilateral collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In this contribution the mechanical and thermal design of the apparatus is presented. Therefore, the heritage and environment of BECCAL is outlined. Consequently, the current design of the device is presented. A preliminary approach of the Thermal Control System (TCS) is pointed out afterwards. A discussion of the size, weight and power budget (SWaP) closes this paper.
KW - Atom Interferometer
KW - Bose-Einstein Condensate
KW - International Space Station
KW - Mechanical Design
KW - Temperature Control System
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M3 - Conference article
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VL - 2019
SP - 370
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JO - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
SN - 0074-1795
IS - Oktober
M1 - IAC-19,A2,6,3,x52698
T2 - 70th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2019
Y2 - 21 October 2019 through 25 October 2019
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