• Media type: E-Article; Text
  • Title: A Dual-Species Atom Interferometer Payload for Operation on Sounding Rockets
  • Contributor: Elsen, Michael [Author]; Piest, Baptist [Author]; Adam, Fabian [Author]; Anton, Oliver [Author]; Arciszewski, Paweł [Author]; Bartosch, Wolfgang [Author]; Becker, Dennis [Author]; Bleeke, Kai [Author]; Böhm, Jonas [Author]; Boles, Sören [Author]; Döringshoff, Klaus [Author]; Guggilam, Priyanka [Author]; Hellmig, Ortwin [Author]; Imwalle, Isabell [Author]; Kanthak, Simon [Author]; Kürbis, Christian [Author]; Koch, Matthias [Author]; Lachmann, Maike Diana [Author]; Mihm, Moritz [Author]; Müntinga, Hauke [Author]; Nepal, Ayush Mani [Author]; Oberschulte, Tim [Author]; Ohr, Peter [Author]; Papakonstantinou, Alexandros [Author]; [...]
  • imprint: Heidelberg : Springer, 2023
  • Published in: Microgravity Science and Technology 35 (2023), Nr. 5 ; Microgravity Science and Technology
  • Issue: published Version
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.15488/16231; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-023-10068-7
  • Keywords: Atom optics ; Microgravity ; Bose-Einstein condensate ; Quantum optics ; Atom interferometry ; Sounding rocket
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  • Description: We report on the design and the construction of a sounding rocket payload capable of performing atom interferometry with Bose-Einstein condensates of 41 K and 87 Rb. The apparatus is designed to be launched in two consecutive missions with a VSB-30 sounding rocket and is qualified to withstand the expected vibrational loads of 1.8 g root-mean-square in a frequency range between 20–2000 Hz and the expected static loads during ascent and re-entry of 25 g. We present a modular design of the scientific payload comprising a physics package, a laser system, an electronics system and a battery module. A dedicated on-board software provides a largely automated process of predefined experiments. To operate the payload safely in laboratory and flight mode, a thermal control system and ground support equipment has been implemented and will be presented. The payload presented here represents a cornerstone for future applications of matter wave interferometry with ultracold atoms on satellites.
  • Access State: Open Access