Interferometry of Atomic Matter Waves in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station
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| author | Williams, Jason R. Sackett, Charles A. Ahlers, Holger Aveline, David C. Boegel, Patrick Botsi, Sofia Charron, Eric Elliott, Ethan R. Gaaloul, Naceur Giese, Enno Herr, Waldemar Kellogg, James R. Kohel, James M. Lay, Norman E. Meister, Matthias Müller, Gabriel Müller, Holger Oudrhiri, Kamal Phillips, Leah Pichery, Annie Rasel, Ernst M. Roura, Albert Sbroscia, Matteo Schleich, Wolfgang P. Schneider, Christian Schubert, Christian Sen, Bejoy Thompson, Robert J. Bigelow, Nicholas P. |
| author_facet | Williams, Jason R. Sackett, Charles A. Ahlers, Holger Aveline, David C. Boegel, Patrick Botsi, Sofia Charron, Eric Elliott, Ethan R. Gaaloul, Naceur Giese, Enno Herr, Waldemar Kellogg, James R. Kohel, James M. Lay, Norman E. Meister, Matthias Müller, Gabriel Müller, Holger Oudrhiri, Kamal Phillips, Leah Pichery, Annie Rasel, Ernst M. Roura, Albert Sbroscia, Matteo Schleich, Wolfgang P. Schneider, Christian Schubert, Christian Sen, Bejoy Thompson, Robert J. Bigelow, Nicholas P. |
| contents | Ultracold atomic gases hold unique promise for space science by capitalizing on quantum advantages and extended freefall, afforded in a microgravity environment, to enable next-generation precision sensors. Atom interferometers are a class of quantum sensors which can use freely falling gases of atoms cooled to sub-photon-recoil temperatures to provide unprecedented sensitivities to accelerations, rotations, and gravitational forces, and are currently being developed for space-based applications in gravitational, earth, and planetary sciences, as well as to search for subtle forces that could signify 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 studies of ultracold atoms and to mature quantum technologies, including atom interferometry, in persistent microgravity. In this paper, we report on path-finding experiments utilizing ultracold $^{87}$Rb atoms in the CAL atom interferometer, which was enabled by an on-orbit upgrade of the CAL science module: A three-pulse Mach-Zehnder interferometer was studied to understand limitations from 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 atom interferometer was used to remotely measure the photon recoil from the atom interferometer laser as a demonstration of the first quantum sensor using matter-wave interferometry in space. |
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| spellingShingle | Interferometry of Atomic Matter Waves in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station Williams, Jason R. Sackett, Charles A. Ahlers, Holger Aveline, David C. Boegel, Patrick Botsi, Sofia Charron, Eric Elliott, Ethan R. Gaaloul, Naceur Giese, Enno Herr, Waldemar Kellogg, James R. Kohel, James M. Lay, Norman E. Meister, Matthias Müller, Gabriel Müller, Holger Oudrhiri, Kamal Phillips, Leah Pichery, Annie Rasel, Ernst M. Roura, Albert Sbroscia, Matteo Schleich, Wolfgang P. Schneider, Christian Schubert, Christian Sen, Bejoy Thompson, Robert J. Bigelow, Nicholas P. Atomic Physics Space Physics Quantum Physics Ultracold atomic gases hold unique promise for space science by capitalizing on quantum advantages and extended freefall, afforded in a microgravity environment, to enable next-generation precision sensors. Atom interferometers are a class of quantum sensors which can use freely falling gases of atoms cooled to sub-photon-recoil temperatures to provide unprecedented sensitivities to accelerations, rotations, and gravitational forces, and are currently being developed for space-based applications in gravitational, earth, and planetary sciences, as well as to search for subtle forces that could signify 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 studies of ultracold atoms and to mature quantum technologies, including atom interferometry, in persistent microgravity. In this paper, we report on path-finding experiments utilizing ultracold $^{87}$Rb atoms in the CAL atom interferometer, which was enabled by an on-orbit upgrade of the CAL science module: A three-pulse Mach-Zehnder interferometer was studied to understand limitations from 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 atom interferometer was used to remotely measure the photon recoil from the atom interferometer laser as a demonstration of the first quantum sensor using matter-wave interferometry in space. |
| title | Interferometry of Atomic Matter Waves in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station |
| topic | Atomic Physics Space Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14685 |