most citedMICROSCOPE mission: final results of the test of the Equivalence Principle

216 citations

10 papers

physics.atom-ph2022★ 55 cited

Airborne absolute gravimetry with a quantum sensor, comparison with classical technologies

Yannick Bidel, Nassim Zahzam, Alexandre Bresson +14

We report an airborne gravity survey with an absolute gravimeter based on atom interferometry and two relative gravimeters: a classical LaCoste\&Romberg (L\&R) and a novel iMAR str…

gr-qc2022★ 216 cited

MICROSCOPE mission: final results of the test of the Equivalence Principle

Pierre Touboul, Gilles Métris, Manuel Rodrigues +44

The MICROSCOPE mission was designed to test the Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP), stating the equality between the inertial and the gravitational masses, with a precision of $10^{-…

gr-qc2022★ 8 cited

Solving nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations on unbounded domains via the Finite Element Method

Hugo Lévy, Joël Bergé, Jean-Philippe Uzan

A large class of scalar-tensor theories of gravity exhibit a screening mechanism that dynamically suppresses fifth forces in the Solar system and local laboratory experiments. Tech…

physics.atom-ph2022★ 1 cited

Hybrid electrostatic-atomic accelerometer for future space gravity missions

Nassim Zahzam, Bruno Christophe, Vincent Lebat +11

Long term observation of temporal Earth's gravity field with enhanced temporal and spatial resolution is a major objective for future satellite gravity missions. Improving the perf…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 15 cited

MICROSCOPE Mission scenario, ground segment and data processing

Manuel Rodrigues, Pierre Touboul, Gilles Métris +9

Testing the Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) to a precision of requires a quantity of data that give enough confidence on the final result: ideally, the longer the measu…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 3 cited

Cold Atoms in Space: Community Workshop Summary and Proposed Road-Map

Ivan Alonso, Cristiano Alpigiani, Brett Altschul +246

We summarize the discussions at a virtual Community Workshop on Cold Atoms in Space concerning the status of cold atom technologies, the prospective scientific and societal opportu…