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most citedSTE-QUEST - Test of the Universality of Free Fall Using Cold Atom Interferometry

180 citations · 443 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.atom-ph2025

Comparison of laser system designs for quantum technologies: BECCAL flight system vs. BECCAL ground test bed

Victoria A. Henderson, Jean-Pierre Marburger, André Wenzlawski +31

We present the design of laser systems for the Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory (BECCAL) payload, enabling numerous quantum technological experiments onboard the I…

physics.atom-ph2019★ 152 cited

The Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory

Kai Frye, Sven Abend, Wolfgang Bartosch +48

Microgravity eases several constraints limiting experiments with ultracold and condensed atoms on ground. It enables extended times of flight without suspension and eliminates the…

physics.atom-ph2017★ 54 cited

JOKARUS - Design of a compact optical iodine frequency reference for a sounding rocket mission

Vladimir Schkolnik, Klaus Döringshoff, Franz Balthasar Gutsch +9

We present the design of a compact absolute optical frequency reference for space applications based on hyperfine transitions in molecular iodine with a targeted fractional frequen…

physics.ins-det2014★ 57 cited

Design of a dual species atom interferometer for space

Thilo Schuldt, Christian Schubert, Markus Krutzik +54

Atom interferometers have a multitude of proposed applications in space including precise measurements of the Earth's gravitational field, in navigation & ranging, and in fundament…

quant-ph2013★ 180 cited

STE-QUEST - Test of the Universality of Free Fall Using Cold Atom Interferometry

D. Aguilera, H. Ahlers, B. Battelier +63

The theory of general relativity describes macroscopic phenomena driven by the influence of gravity while quantum mechanics brilliantly accounts for microscopic effects. Despite th…