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Optical pilot-tone correction of phase errors in photo-detection chains
Alexander Schultze, Dennis Weise, Alexander Sell +1
The delay of photodetectors can be affected by intensity, reverse bias, and temperature through different effects. An optical pilot tone superimposed on the detectors allows the in…
A Dual-Species Atom Interferometer Payload for Operation on Sounding Rockets
Michael Elsen, Baptist Piest, Fabian Adam +36
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 ap…
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…
MAQRO -- BPS 2023 Research Campaign Whitepaper
Rainer Kaltenbaek, Markus Arndt, Markus Aspelmeyer +43
The objective of the proposed MAQRO mission is to harness space for achieving long free-fall times, extreme vacuum, nano-gravity, and cryogenic temperatures to test the foundations…
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…
Ultracold atom interferometry in space
Maike D. Lachmann, Holger Ahlers, Dennis Becker +21
Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) in free fall constitute a promising source for space-borne matter-wave interferometry. Indeed, BECs enjoy a slowly expanding wave function, display…