The space atom interferometer project: Status and prospects

F. Sorrentino; K. Bongs; P. Bouyer; L. Cacciapuoti; M. De Angelis; H. Dittus; W. Ertmer; J. Hartwig; M. Hauth; S. Herrmann; K. Huang; M. Inguscio; E. Kajari; T. Könemann; C. Lämmerzahl; A. Landragin; G. Modugno; F. Pereira Dos Santos; A. Peters; M. Prevedelli; E. M. Rasel; W. P. Schleich; M. Schmidt; A. Senger; K. Sengstock; G. Stern; G. M. Tino; T. Valenzuela; R. Walser; P. Windpassinger

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The space atom interferometer project: Status and prospects

F. Sorrentino^*, K. Bongs, P. Bouyer, L. Cacciapuoti, M. De Angelis, H. Dittus, W. Ertmer, J. Hartwig, M. Hauth, S. Herrmann, K. Huang, M. Inguscio, E. Kajari, T. Könemann, C. Lämmerzahl, A. Landragin, G. Modugno, F. Pereira Dos Santos, A. Peters, M. PrevedelliE. M. Rasel, W. P. Schleich, M. Schmidt, A. Senger, K. Sengstock, G. Stern, G. M. Tino, T. Valenzuela, R. Walser, P. Windpassinger

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This paper presents the current status and future prospects of the Space Atom Interferometer project (SAI), funded by the European Space Agency. Atom interferometry provides extremely sensitive and accurate tools for the measurement of inertial forces. Operation of atom interferometers in microgravity is expected to enhance the performance of such sensors. Main goal of SAI is to demonstrate the possibility of placing atom interferometers in space. The resulting drop-tower compatible atom interferometry acceleration sensor prototype is described. Expected performance limits and potential scientific applications in a micro-gravity environment are also discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	012050
Journal	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume	327
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/327/1/012050
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	4th International Symposium on Physical Sciences in Space, ISPS-4 - Bonn, Germany Duration: 11 Jul 2011 → 15 Jul 2011

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Sorrentino, F., Bongs, K., Bouyer, P., Cacciapuoti, L., De Angelis, M., Dittus, H., Ertmer, W., Hartwig, J., Hauth, M., Herrmann, S., Huang, K., Inguscio, M., Kajari, E., Könemann, T., Lämmerzahl, C., Landragin, A., Modugno, G., Pereira Dos Santos, F., Peters, A., ... Windpassinger, P. (2011). The space atom interferometer project: Status and prospects. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 327(1), Article 012050. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/327/1/012050

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