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A Dual-Species Atom Interferometer Payload for Operation on Sounding Rockets
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Elsen, Michael; Piest, Baptist; Adam, Fabian; Anton, Oliver; Arciszewski, Paweł; Bartosch, Wolfgang; Becker, Dennis; Böhm, Jonas; Boles, Sören; Döringshoff, Klaus; Guggilam, Priyanka; Hellmig, Ortwin; Imwalle, Isabell; Kanthak, Simon; Kürbis, Christian; Koch, Matthias; Lachmann, Maike Diana; Mihm, Moritz; Müntinga, Hauke; Nepal, Ayush Mani; Oberschulte, Tim; Ohr, Peter; Papakonstantinou, Alexandros; Prat, Arnau; Reichelt, Christian; Sommer, Jan; Spindeldreier, Christian; Warner, Marvin; Wendrich, Thijs; Wenzlawski, André; Blume, Holger; Braxmaier, Claus; Lüdtke, Daniel; Peters, Achim; Rasel, Ernst Maria; Sengstock, Klaus; Wicht, Andreas; Windpassinger, Patrick; Grosse, Jens
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We report on the design and the construction of a sounding rocket payload capable of performing atom interferometry with Bose-Einstein condensates of $^{41}$K and $^{87}$Rb. The apparatus is designed to be launched in two consecutive missions with a VSB-30 sounding rocket and is qualified to withstand the expected vibrational loads of 1.8 g root-mean-square in a frequency range between 20 - 2000 Hz and the expected static loads during ascent and re-entry of 25 g. We present a modular design of the scientific payload comprising a physics package, a laser system, an electronics system and a battery module. A dedicated on-board software provides a largely automated process of predefined experiments. To operate the payload safely in laboratory and flight mode, a thermal control system and ground support equipment has been implemented and will be presented. The payload presented here represents a cornerstone for future applications of matter wave interferometry with ultracold atoms on satellites.