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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
QUANTUS-2 is a mobile high-flux rubidium BEC source used for experiments in microgravity in the drop tower in Bremen. To further decrease the expansion rate of the BEC, magnetic lensing - also known as delta-kick collimation - is crucial for observations after long evolution times in the range of seconds. Long evolution times are desirable, because the sensitivity of atom interferometers enhances quadratically with the interrogation time. An observability of the BEC of up to 2.0 s after free expansion was demonstrated. We present new analysis methods and results from simulations to increase our understanding of the used magnetic lens.
Keywords
- Atom interferometry, Bose-Einstein condensate, Delta-kick collimation, Drop tower, QUANTUS-2
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 - Ultracold atoms for matter-wave interferometry in microgravity
AU - Stromberger, Peter
AU - Sternke, Tammo
AU - Deppner, Christian
AU - Cornelius, Merle
AU - Herr, Waldemar
AU - Wenzlawski, André
AU - Herrmann, Sven
AU - Lämmerzahl, Claus
AU - Windpassinger, Patrick
N1 - Funding information: The QUANTUS project is supported by the German Space Agency DLR with funds provided by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy under grant numbers DLR 50 WM 1552-1557.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - QUANTUS-2 is a mobile high-flux rubidium BEC source used for experiments in microgravity in the drop tower in Bremen. To further decrease the expansion rate of the BEC, magnetic lensing - also known as delta-kick collimation - is crucial for observations after long evolution times in the range of seconds. Long evolution times are desirable, because the sensitivity of atom interferometers enhances quadratically with the interrogation time. An observability of the BEC of up to 2.0 s after free expansion was demonstrated. We present new analysis methods and results from simulations to increase our understanding of the used magnetic lens.
AB - QUANTUS-2 is a mobile high-flux rubidium BEC source used for experiments in microgravity in the drop tower in Bremen. To further decrease the expansion rate of the BEC, magnetic lensing - also known as delta-kick collimation - is crucial for observations after long evolution times in the range of seconds. Long evolution times are desirable, because the sensitivity of atom interferometers enhances quadratically with the interrogation time. An observability of the BEC of up to 2.0 s after free expansion was demonstrated. We present new analysis methods and results from simulations to increase our understanding of the used magnetic lens.
KW - Atom interferometry
KW - Bose-Einstein condensate
KW - Delta-kick collimation
KW - Drop tower
KW - QUANTUS-2
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85065307204
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
ER -