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

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

SUBMITTER: Williams JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11322301 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature