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In early December 2021, the project "Development of a laser system for experiments with Bose-Einstein condensates on the International Space Station within the BECCAL payload (BECCAL-II)" commenced, with the involvement of a team of researchers led by Professor Patrick Windpassinger and Dr. André Wenzlawski from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU).
BECCAL will allow experiments to be conducted on board the ISS using ultracold atoms for fundamental research and for the development of quantum
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Researchers present results of experiments with atom interferometry on a sounding rocket / Further rocket missions set to follow Extremely precise measurements are possible using atom interferometers that employ the wave character of atoms for this purpose. They can thus be used, for example, to measure the gravitational field of the Earth or to detect gravitational waves. A team of scientists from Germany has now managed to successfully perform atom interferometry in space for the first time – on board ...