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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 6414 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 13 Aug 2024 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2024 |
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.
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- Chemistry(all)
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- General Physics and Astronomy
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In: Nature Communications, Vol. 15, No. 1, 6414, 12.2024.
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T1 - Pathfinder experiments with atom interferometry in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station
AU - Williams, Jason R.
AU - Sackett, Charles A.
AU - Ahlers, Holger
AU - Aveline, David C.
AU - Boegel, Patrick
AU - Botsi, Sofia
AU - Charron, Eric
AU - Elliott, Ethan R.
AU - Gaaloul, Naceur
AU - Giese, Enno
AU - Herr, Waldemar
AU - Kellogg, James R.
AU - Kohel, James M.
AU - Lay, Norman E.
AU - Meister, Matthias
AU - Müller, Gabriel
AU - Müller, Holger
AU - Oudrhiri, Kamal
AU - Phillips, Leah
AU - Pichery, Annie
AU - Rasel, Ernst M.
AU - Roura, Albert
AU - Sbroscia, Matteo
AU - Schleich, Wolfgang P.
AU - Schneider, Christian
AU - Schubert, Christian
AU - Sen, Bejoy
AU - Thompson, Robert J.
AU - Bigelow, Nicholas P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/12
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N2 - 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.
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