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A Dual-Species Atom Interferometer Payload for Operation on Sounding Rockets

Microgravity Science and Technology, ISSN: 1875-0494, Vol: 35, Issue: 5
2023
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Article Description

We report on the design and the construction of a sounding rocket payload capable of performing atom interferometry with Bose-Einstein condensates of K and 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.

Bibliographic Details

Michael Elsen; Marvin Warner; Jens Grosse; Baptist Piest; Wolfgang Bartosch; Dennis Becker; Jonas Böhm; Priyanka Guggilam; Isabell Imwalle; Matthias Koch; Maike Diana Lachmann; Alexandros Papakonstantinou; Christian Reichelt; Thijs Wendrich; Ernst Maria Rasel; Fabian Adam; Hauke Müntinga; Oliver Anton; Paweł Arciszewski; Klaus Döringshoff; Simon Kanthak; Achim Peters; Kai Bleeke; Ayush Mani Nepal; Peter Ohr; Arnau Prat; Jan Sommer; Daniel Lüdtke; Sören Boles; Moritz Mihm; André Wenzlawski; Patrick Windpassinger; Tim Oberschulte; Christian Spindeldreier; Holger Blume; Claus Braxmaier; Christian Kürbis; Andreas Wicht; Ortwin Hellmig; Klaus Sengstock

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Mathematics; Engineering; Physics and Astronomy

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