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STE-QUEST - Test of the Universality of Free Fall Using Cold Atom Interferometry (2014)
Aguilera, D. ; Ahlers, Holger ; Battelier, Baptiste ; Bawamia, Ahmad ; Bertoldi, Andrea ; Bondarescu, R. ; Bongs, Kai ; Bouyer, Philippe ; Braxmaier, Claus ; Cacciapuoti, Luigi ; Chaloner, Chris ; Chwalla, Michael ; Ertmer, Wolfgang ; Franz, Matthias O. ; Gaaloul, Naceur ; Gehler, Martin ; Gerardi, Domenico ; Gesa, L. ; Gürlebeck, Norman ; Hartwig, Jonas ; Hauth, Matthias ; Hellmig, Ortwin ; Herr, Waldemar ; Herrmann, Sven ; Heske, Astrid ; Hinton, Andrew ; Ireland, Philip ; Jetzer, P. ; Johann, Ulrich ; Krutzik, Markus ; Kubelka-Lange, André ; Lämmerzahl, C. ; Landragin, Arnaud ; Lloro, I. ; Massonnet, Didier ; Mateos, Ignacio ; Milke, Alexander ; Nofrarias, M. ; Oswald, Markus ; Peters, Achim ; Posso-Trujillo, Katerine ; Rasel, Ernst ; Rocco, Emanuele ; Roura, A. ; Rudolph, Jan ; Schleich, W. ; Schubert, Christian ; Schuldt, Thilo ; Seidel, Stephan ; Sengstock, Klaus ; Sopuerta, Carlos F. ; Sorrentino, Fiodor ; Summers, David ; Tino, Guglielmo M. ; Trenkel, Christian ; Uzunoglu, N. ; von Klitzing, Wolf ; Walser, R. ; Wendrich, Thijs ; Wenzlawski, Andre ; Weßels, P. ; Wicht, Andreas ; Wille, Eric ; Williams, Michael ; Windpassinger, Patrick ; Zahzam, N.
In this paper, we report about the results of the phase A mission study of the atom interferometer instrument covering the description of the main payload elements, the atomic source concept, and the systematic error sources.
Design of a dual species atom interferometer for space (2015)
Schuldt, Thilo ; Schubert, Christian ; Krutzik, Markus ; Bote, Lluis Gesa ; Gaaloul, Naceur ; Hartwig, Jonas ; Ahlers, Holger ; Herr, Waldemar ; Posso-Trujillo, Katerine ; Rudolph, Jan ; Seidel, Stephan ; Wendrich, Thijs ; Ertmer, Wolfgang ; Herrmann, Sven ; Kubelka-Lange, André ; Milke, Alexander ; Rievers, Benny ; Rocco, Emanuele ; Hinton, Andrew ; Bongs, Kai ; Oswald, Markus ; Franz, Matthias O. ; Hauth, Matthias ; Peters, Achim ; Bawamia, Ahmad ; Wicht, Andreas ; Battelier, Baptiste ; Bertoldi, Andrea ; Bouyer, Philippe ; Landragin, Arnaud ; Massonnet, Didier ; Léveque, Thomas ; Wenzlawski, Andre ; Hellmig, Ortwin ; Windpassinger, Patrick ; Sengstock, Klaus ; von Klitzing, Wolf ; Chaloner, Chris ; Summers, David ; Ireland, Philip ; Mateos, Ignacio ; Sopuerta, Carlos F. ; Sorrentino, Fiodor ; Tino, Guglielmo M. ; Williams, Michael ; Trenkel, Christian ; Gerardi, Domenico ; Chwalla, Michael ; Burkhardt, Johannes ; Johann, Ulrich ; Heske, Astrid ; Wille, Eric ; Gehler, Martin ; Cacciapuoti, Luigi ; Gürlebeck, Norman ; Braxmaier, Claus ; Rasel, Ernst
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.
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