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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
The BECCAL (Bose-Einstein-Condensate - Cold Atom Laboratory) apparatus is a high precision quantum optics experiment which will fly on the International Space Station (ISS). It shall be constructed and operated within a bilateral collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). As a multi user facility, BECCAL shall satisfy the needs of both the American and German scientific community concerning cold atom physics. Various needs are expressed for the functionalities of the scientific apparatus extended by the requirements for operation of an instrument aboard the ISS. For installation into the dedicated accommodation the complex systems have to be mechanically and thermally designed to meet these requirements. Additionally BECCAL has to fit into the Size Weight and Power (SWaP) budget given by the launcher and the ISS rack. This paper gives a summary of the project BECCAL and its environment. Furthermore, the mechanical design of the system is presented. A preliminary approach for the Thermal Control System (TCS) of BECCAL is pointed out afterwards. The paper closes with a conclusion and an outlook on the future work for BECCAL.
Keywords
- Atom Interferometer, Bose-Einstein Condensate, EXPRESS Rack, International Space Station, Mechanical Design, TCS
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. 2018-October, 2018.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - On the design of BECCAL
T2 - 69th International Astronautical Congress: #InvolvingEveryone, IAC 2018
AU - BECCAL-Team
AU - Warner, Marvin
AU - Grosse, Jens
AU - Wärner, Lisa
AU - Henderson, Victoria
AU - Rasel, Ernst
AU - Schleich, Wolfgang
AU - Braxmaier, Claus
N1 - Funding Information: The BECCAL mission (Bose-Einstein-Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory) is collaboration between the German Aerospace Centre (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 University of Mainz has been founded. 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 - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The BECCAL (Bose-Einstein-Condensate - Cold Atom Laboratory) apparatus is a high precision quantum optics experiment which will fly on the International Space Station (ISS). It shall be constructed and operated within a bilateral collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). As a multi user facility, BECCAL shall satisfy the needs of both the American and German scientific community concerning cold atom physics. Various needs are expressed for the functionalities of the scientific apparatus extended by the requirements for operation of an instrument aboard the ISS. For installation into the dedicated accommodation the complex systems have to be mechanically and thermally designed to meet these requirements. Additionally BECCAL has to fit into the Size Weight and Power (SWaP) budget given by the launcher and the ISS rack. This paper gives a summary of the project BECCAL and its environment. Furthermore, the mechanical design of the system is presented. A preliminary approach for the Thermal Control System (TCS) of BECCAL is pointed out afterwards. The paper closes with a conclusion and an outlook on the future work for BECCAL.
AB - The BECCAL (Bose-Einstein-Condensate - Cold Atom Laboratory) apparatus is a high precision quantum optics experiment which will fly on the International Space Station (ISS). It shall be constructed and operated within a bilateral collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). As a multi user facility, BECCAL shall satisfy the needs of both the American and German scientific community concerning cold atom physics. Various needs are expressed for the functionalities of the scientific apparatus extended by the requirements for operation of an instrument aboard the ISS. For installation into the dedicated accommodation the complex systems have to be mechanically and thermally designed to meet these requirements. Additionally BECCAL has to fit into the Size Weight and Power (SWaP) budget given by the launcher and the ISS rack. This paper gives a summary of the project BECCAL and its environment. Furthermore, the mechanical design of the system is presented. A preliminary approach for the Thermal Control System (TCS) of BECCAL is pointed out afterwards. The paper closes with a conclusion and an outlook on the future work for BECCAL.
KW - Atom Interferometer
KW - Bose-Einstein Condensate
KW - EXPRESS Rack
KW - International Space Station
KW - Mechanical Design
KW - TCS
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85065338892
VL - 2018-October
JO - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
SN - 0074-1795
Y2 - 1 October 2018 through 5 October 2018
ER -