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The Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory

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The Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory

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  • Author: Lisa W¨orner, Sven Abend, Klaus Abich, Wolfgang Bartosch, Ahmad Bawamia, Dennis Becker, Holger Blume, Claus Braxmaier, Sheng-Wey Chiow, Matthias Dammasch, Malte Drinkewitz, Maxim A. Efremov, Wolfgang Ertmer, Peter Fierlinger, Kai Frye, Naceur Gaaloul, Jen
Cold and ultracold quantum gases enable the study of a wide range of interesting phenomena and applications including Bose-Einstein condensation, superfluidity, matter-wave optics, and quantum sensing. Under microgravity conditions these effects can be studied in a much cleaner environment and for longer interogation times boosting the experimental precision. Adapting the complex experimental apparatus to the requirements of a microgravity platform in space is a main challenge nowadays. In this paper we present the Bose Einstein Condensate - Cold Atom Laboratory (BECCAL), which is planned for deployment on the International Space Station (ISS) and outline areas for future investigations with cold atoms and Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs).

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