@article{SchuldtSchubertKrutziketal.2015,
  author    = {Schuldt, Thilo and Schubert, Christian and Krutzik, Markus and Bote, Lluis Gesa and Gaaloul, Naceur and Hartwig, Jonas and Ahlers, Holger and Herr, Waldemar and Posso-Trujillo, Katerine and Rudolph, Jan and Seidel, Stephan and Wendrich, Thijs and Ertmer, Wolfgang and Herrmann, Sven and Kubelka-Lange, Andr{\´e} and Milke, Alexander and Rievers, Benny and Rocco, Emanuele and Hinton, Andrew and Bongs, Kai and Oswald, Markus and Franz, Matthias O. and Hauth, Matthias and Peters, Achim and Bawamia, Ahmad and Wicht, Andreas and Battelier, Baptiste and Bertoldi, Andrea and Bouyer, Philippe and Landragin, Arnaud and Massonnet, Didier and L{\´e}veque, Thomas and Wenzlawski, Andre and Hellmig, Ortwin and Windpassinger, Patrick and Sengstock, Klaus and von Klitzing, Wolf and Chaloner, Chris and Summers, David and Ireland, Philip and Mateos, Ignacio and Sopuerta, Carlos F. and Sorrentino, Fiodor and Tino, Guglielmo M. and Williams, Michael and Trenkel, Christian and Gerardi, Domenico and Chwalla, Michael and Burkhardt, Johannes and Johann, Ulrich and Heske, Astrid and Wille, Eric and Gehler, Martin and Cacciapuoti, Luigi and G{\"u}rlebeck, Norman and Braxmaier, Claus and Rasel, Ernst},
  title     = {Design of a dual species atom interferometer for space},
  journal   = {Experimental Astronomy},
  volume    = {39},
  number    = {2},
  issn      = {1572-9508},
  doi       = {10.1007/s10686-014-9433-y},
  pages     = {167 -- 206},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Atom interferometers have a multitude of proposed applications in space including precise measurements of the Earth's gravitational field, in navigation \& ranging, and in fundamental physics such as tests of the weak equivalence principle (WEP) and gravitational wave detection. While atom interferometers are realized routinely in ground-based laboratories, current efforts aim at the development of a space compatible design optimized with respect to dimensions, weight, power consumption, mechanical robustness and radiation hardness. In this paper, we present a design of a high-sensitivity differential dual species 85Rb/87Rb atom interferometer for space, including physics package, laser system, electronics and software. The physics package comprises the atom source consisting of dispensers and a 2D magneto-optical trap (MOT), the science chamber with a 3D-MOT, a magnetic trap based on an atom chip and an optical dipole trap (ODT) used for Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) creation and interferometry, the detection unit, the vacuum system for 10-11 mbar ultra-high vacuum generation, and the high-suppression factor magnetic shielding as well as the thermal control system. The laser system is based on a hybrid approach using fiber-based telecom components and high-power laser diode technology and includes all laser sources for 2D-MOT, 3D-MOT, ODT, interferometry and detection. Manipulation and switching of the laser beams is carried out on an optical bench using Zerodur bonding technology. The instrument consists of 9 units with an overall mass of 221 kg, an average power consumption of 608 W (819 W peak), and a volume of 470 liters which would well fit on a satellite to be launched with a Soyuz rocket, as system studies have shown.},
  language  = {en}
}