Quantum gases aboard the ISS - Capabilities of the Beccal facility

authored by

Lisa Wörner, Jens Grosse, Marvin Warner, Christian Schubert, Dennis Becker, Kai Frye, Waldemar Herr, Thijs Wendrich, Sven Abend, Naceur Gaaloul, Christian Spindeldreier, Matthias Meister, Albert Roura, André Wenzlawski, Jean Pierre Marburger, Markus Krutzik, Victoria Henderson, Ahmad Ibrahim Bawamia, Sven Herrmann, Hauke Müntinga, Jan Sommer, Arnau Prat, Achim Peters, Andreas Wicht, Daniel Lüdtke, Patrick Windpassiger, Holger Blume, Ernst Rasel, Wolfgang Schleich, Claus Braxmaier

Abstract

BECCAL (Bose-Einstein-Condensate - Cold Atom Laboratory) is an experiment designed to be housed on the International Space Station (ISS) within a bilateral collaboration between DLR and NASA. The payload's design and operation are based on the previous quantum experiments under microgravity, QUANTUS (drop tower), MAIUS (sounding rocket), and CAL (NASA operated ISS experiment). The scientific capabilities, outlined here, cover a wide range of cold atom manipulation and observation. Additionally, the payload strives to pave the road for future microgravity missions housing cold atom ensembles.

Organisation(s)

QUEST-Leibniz Research School
Institute of Quantum Optics
Quantum Atom Optics
Architectures and Systems Section
Institute of Microelectronic Systems

External Organisation(s)

University of Bremen
Ulm University
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH)
German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Type

Conference contribution

Publication date

2019

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Science