Space-borne Bose-Einstein condensation for precision interferometry

• Main Authors: Becker, Dennis, Lachmann, Maike D, Seidel, Stephan T, Ahlers, Holger, Dinkelaker, Aline N, Grosse, Jens, Hellmig, Ortwin, Müntinga, Hauke, Schkolnik, Vladimir, Wendrich, Thijs, Wenzlawski, André, Weps, Benjamin, Corgier, Robin, Lüdtke, Daniel, Franz, Tobias, Gaaloul, Naceur, Herr, Waldemar, Popp, Manuel, Amri, Sirine, Duncker, Hannes, Erbe, Maik, Kohfeldt, Anja, Kubelka-Lange, André, Braxmaier, Claus, Charron, Eric, Ertmer, Wolfgang, Krutzik, Markus, Lämmerzahl, Claus, Peters, Achim, Schleich, Wolfgang P, Sengstock, Klaus, Walser, Reinhold, Wicht, Andreas, Windpassinger, Patrick, Rasel, Ernst M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 18.06.2018
• Subjects: Physics - Atomic Physics; Physics - Quantum Gases

Space offers virtually unlimited free-fall in gravity. Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) enables ineffable low kinetic energies corresponding to pico- or even femtokelvins. The combination of both features makes atom interferometers with unprecedented sensitivity for inertial forces possible and open...