Space-borne Bose–Einstein condensation for precision interferometry

verfasst von: Dennis Becker, Maike D. Lachmann, Stephan T. Seidel, Holger Ahlers, Aline N. Dinkelaker, Jens Grosse, Ortwin Hellmig, Hauke Müntinga, Vladimir Schkolnik, Thijs Wendrich, André Wenzlawski, Benjamin Weps, Robin Corgier, Tobias Franz, Naceur Gaaloul, Waldemar Herr, Daniel Lüdtke, Manuel Popp, Sirine Amri, Hannes Duncker, Maik Erbe, Anja Kohfeldt, André Kubelka-Lange, Claus Braxmaier, Eric Charron, Wolfgang Ertmer, Markus Krutzik, Claus Lämmerzahl, Achim Peters, Wolfgang P. Schleich, Klaus Sengstock, Reinhold Walser, Andreas Wicht, Patrick Windpassinger, Ernst M. Rasel
Abstract: Owing to the low-gravity conditions in space, space-borne laboratories enable experiments with extended free-fall times. Because Bose–Einstein condensates have an extremely low expansion energy, space-borne atom interferometers based on Bose–Einstein condensation have the potential to have much greater sensitivity to inertial forces than do similar ground-based interferometers. On 23 January 2017, as part of the sounding-rocket mission MAIUS-1, we created Bose–Einstein condensates in space and conducted 110 experiments central to matter-wave interferometry, including laser cooling and trapping of atoms in the presence of the large accelerations experienced during launch. Here we report on experiments conducted during the six minutes of in-space flight in which we studied the phase transition from a thermal ensemble to a Bose–Einstein condensate and the collective dynamics of the resulting condensate. Our results provide insights into conducting cold-atom experiments in space, such as precision interferometry, and pave the way to miniaturizing cold-atom and photon-based quantum information concepts for satellite-based implementation. In addition, space-borne Bose–Einstein condensation opens up the possibility of quantum gas experiments in low-gravity conditions ^1,2 .
Organisationseinheit(en): Institut für Quantenoptik
QuantumFrontiers
Externe Organisation(en): Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
Universität Bremen
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Universität Hamburg
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Université Paris XI
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH)
Institut für Quantenphysik and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQST)
Texas A and M University
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Typ: Artikel
Journal: NATURE
Band: 562
Seiten: 391-395
Anzahl der Seiten: 5
ISSN: 0028-0836
Publikationsdatum: 18.10.2018
Publikationsstatus: Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed: Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete: Allgemein
Elektronische Version(en): https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1806.06679 (Zugang: Offen)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0605-1 (Zugang: Geschlossen)
https://zenodo.org/record/2563905/files/Space-borne%20Bose%E2%80%93Einstein%20condensation%20for%20precision%20interferometry.pdf (Zugang: Offen)

BibTeX

@article{c62afd7d29fd4f7b921d9abc29075b83,
title = "Space-borne Bose–Einstein condensation for precision interferometry",
abstract = " Owing to the low-gravity conditions in space, space-borne laboratories enable experiments with extended free-fall times. Because Bose–Einstein condensates have an extremely low expansion energy, space-borne atom interferometers based on Bose–Einstein condensation have the potential to have much greater sensitivity to inertial forces than do similar ground-based interferometers. On 23 January 2017, as part of the sounding-rocket mission MAIUS-1, we created Bose–Einstein condensates in space and conducted 110 experiments central to matter-wave interferometry, including laser cooling and trapping of atoms in the presence of the large accelerations experienced during launch. Here we report on experiments conducted during the six minutes of in-space flight in which we studied the phase transition from a thermal ensemble to a Bose–Einstein condensate and the collective dynamics of the resulting condensate. Our results provide insights into conducting cold-atom experiments in space, such as precision interferometry, and pave the way to miniaturizing cold-atom and photon-based quantum information concepts for satellite-based implementation. In addition, space-borne Bose–Einstein condensation opens up the possibility of quantum gas experiments in low-gravity conditions 1,2 . ",
author = "Dennis Becker and Lachmann, {Maike D.} and Seidel, {Stephan T.} and Holger Ahlers and Dinkelaker, {Aline N.} and Jens Grosse and Ortwin Hellmig and Hauke M{\"u}ntinga and Vladimir Schkolnik and Thijs Wendrich and Andr{\'e} Wenzlawski and Benjamin Weps and Robin Corgier and Tobias Franz and Naceur Gaaloul and Waldemar Herr and Daniel L{\"u}dtke and Manuel Popp and Sirine Amri and Hannes Duncker and Maik Erbe and Anja Kohfeldt and Andr{\'e} Kubelka-Lange and Claus Braxmaier and Eric Charron and Wolfgang Ertmer and Markus Krutzik and Claus L{\"a}mmerzahl and Achim Peters and Schleich, {Wolfgang P.} and Klaus Sengstock and Reinhold Walser and Andreas Wicht and Patrick Windpassinger and Rasel, {Ernst M.}",
note = "Funding information: This work is supported by the DLR Space Administration with funds provided by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) under grant numbers DLR 50WM1131-1137, 50WM0940 and 50WM1240. W.P.S. thanks Texas A&M University for a Faculty Fellowship at the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife for support for this work. The research of the IQST is financed partially by the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-W{\"u}rttemberg. N.G. acknowledges funding from Nieders{\"a}chsisches Vorab through the Quantum-and Nano-Metrology (QUANOMET) initiative within the project QT3. W.H. acknowledges funding from Nieders{\"a}chsisches Vorab through the project Foundations of Physics and Metrology project. R.C. is a recipient of DAAD (Procope action and mobility scholarship) and a member of the IP@ Leibniz programme, which is supported by LU Hanover. S.T.S. is grateful for non-monetary support from DLR MORABA before, during and after the MAIUS-1 launch. We thank E. Kajari and M. Eckardt for the chip model code and A. Roura and W. Zeller for their input. We thank C. Spindeldreier and H. Blume from IMS Hanover for FPGA software development. We acknowledge the contributions of PTB Brunswick and LNQE Hanover towards fabricating the atom chip. We thank ESRANGE Kiruna and DLR MORABA Oberpfaffenhofen for assistance during the test and launch campaign.",
year = "2018",
month = oct,
day = "18",
doi = "10.48550/arXiv.1806.06679",
language = "English",
volume = "562",
pages = "391--395",
journal = "NATURE",
issn = "0028-0836",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
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