Pathfinder experiments with atom interferometry in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station

Jason R. Williams; Charles A. Sackett; Holger Ahlers; David C. Aveline; Patrick Boegel; Sofia Botsi; Eric Charron; Ethan R. Elliott; Naceur Gaaloul; Enno Giese; Waldemar Herr; James R. Kellogg; James M. Kohel; Norman E. Lay; Matthias Meister; Gabriel Müller; Holger Müller; Kamal Oudrhiri; Leah Phillips; Annie Pichery; Ernst M. Rasel; Albert Roura; Matteo Sbroscia; Wolfgang P. Schleich; Christian Schneider; Christian Schubert; Bejoy Sen; Robert J. Thompson; Nicholas P. Bigelow

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-50585-6

Pathfinder experiments with atom interferometry in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station

Jason R. Williams^*, Charles A. Sackett^*, Holger Ahlers, David C. Aveline, Patrick Boegel, Sofia Botsi, Eric Charron, Ethan R. Elliott, Naceur Gaaloul, Enno Giese, Waldemar Herr, James R. Kellogg, James M. Kohel, Norman E. Lay, Matthias Meister, Gabriel Müller, Holger Müller, Kamal Oudrhiri, Leah Phillips, Annie PicheryErnst M. Rasel, Albert Roura, Matteo Sbroscia, Wolfgang P. Schleich, Christian Schneider, Christian Schubert, Bejoy Sen, Robert J. Thompson, Nicholas P. Bigelow^*

^*Korrespondierende*r Autor*in für diese Arbeit

QUEST Leibniz Research School

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Abstract

Deployment of ultracold atom interferometers (AI) into space will capitalize on quantum advantages and the extended freefall of persistent microgravity to provide high-precision measurement capabilities for gravitational, Earth, and planetary sciences, and to enable searches for subtle forces signifying physics beyond General Relativity and the Standard Model. NASA’s Cold Atom Lab (CAL) operates onboard the International Space Station as a multi-user facility for fundamental studies of ultracold atoms and to mature space-based quantum technologies. We report on pathfinding experiments utilizing ultracold ⁸⁷Rb atoms in the CAL AI. A three-pulse Mach–Zehnder interferometer was studied to understand the influence of ISS vibrations. Additionally, Ramsey shear-wave interferometry was used to manifest interference patterns in a single run that were observable for over 150 ms free-expansion time. Finally, the CAL AI was used to remotely measure the Bragg laser photon recoil as a demonstration of the first quantum sensor using matter-wave interferometry in space.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Aufsatznummer	6414
Seitenumfang	11
Fachzeitschrift	Nature Communications
Jahrgang	15
Ausgabenummer	1
Elektronisch veröffentlicht (E-Pub)	13 Aug. 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50585-6
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - Dez. 2024

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Allgemeine Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie
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Williams, J. R., Sackett, C. A., Ahlers, H., Aveline, D. C., Boegel, P., Botsi, S., Charron, E., Elliott, E. R., Gaaloul, N., Giese, E., Herr, W., Kellogg, J. R., Kohel, J. M., Lay, N. E., Meister, M., Müller, G., Müller, H., Oudrhiri, K., Phillips, L., ... Bigelow, N. P. (2024). Pathfinder experiments with atom interferometry in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station. Nature Communications, 15(1), Artikel 6414. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50585-6

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