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  • MAIUS-1 - Creating the first Bose-Einstein Condensate in Space

    Paper number

    IAC-17,A2,3,1,x41507

    Year

    2017

    Abstract
    On its maiden flight on Jan 23, 2017 the MAIUS-1 mission was able to demonstrate the
    first creation of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in space.
    
    
    During about 360 s of microgravity, around 100 experiments were carried out to 
    characterize the behaviour of the condensate and its usability for atom interferometry in this environment.
    
    To achieve these goals in the limited timeframe of a sounding rocket flight, the payload
    was equipped with an autonomous control system. The system was designed to optimize the experiment
    and decide on the next experimental sequences based on environmental conditions and previous experimental results.
    This includes an image evaluation algorithm and a model-based description of the experimental sequences available.
    
    
    In this talk, we will give an overview of the scientific results, and a detailed description of
    hardware and software of the control system.
    Abstract document

    IAC-17,A2,3,1,x41507.brief.pdf

    Manuscript document

    (absent)