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most citedInterferometry with Bose-Einstein Condensates in Microgravity

415 citations · 1.7k across the 21 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.atom-ph2025

Space magnetometry with a differential atom interferometer

Matthias Meister, Gabriel Müller, Patrick Boegel +16

Atom interferometers deployed in space are excellent tools for high precision measurements, navigation, or Earth observation. In particular, differential interferometric setups fea…

cond-mat.quant-gas2025★ 1 cited

Large, ultra-flat optical traps for uniform quantum gases

Kai Frye-Arndt, Matthew Glaysher, Marius Glaeser +7

Ultracold atomic gases with uniform density can be created by flat-bottom optical traps. These gases provide an ideal platform to study many-body physics in a system that allows fo…

physics.atom-ph2024

Principal Component Analysis for Spatial Phase Reconstruction in Atom Interferometry

Stefan Seckmeyer, Holger Ahlers, Jan-Niclas Kirsten-Siemß +4

Atom interferometers are sensitive to a wide range of forces by encoding their signals in interference patterns of matter waves. To estimate the magnitude of these forces, the unde…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 1 cited

Interferometry of Atomic Matter Waves in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station

Jason R. Williams, Charles A. Sackett, Holger Ahlers +26

Ultracold atomic gases hold unique promise for space science by capitalizing on quantum advantages and extended freefall, afforded in a microgravity environment, to enable next-gen…

physics.space-ph2022★ 15 cited

STE-QUEST -- Space Time Explorer and QUantum Equivalence principle Space Test: The 2022 medium-class mission concept

Naceur Gaaloul, Holger Ahlers, Leonardo Badurina +45

Space-borne quantum technologies, particularly those based on atom interferometry, are heralding a new era of strategic and robust space exploration. The unique conditions of space…

cond-mat.quant-gas2022★ 57 cited

A space-based quantum gas laboratory at picokelvin energy scales

Naceur Gaaloul, Matthias Meister, Robin Corgier +10

Ultracold quantum gases are ideal sources for high-precision space-borne sensing as proposed for Earth observation, relativistic geodesy and tests of fundamental physical laws as w…