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Quantum gravity gradiometry for future mass change science

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Authors

  • Ben Stray
  • Xavier Bosch-Lluis
  • Robert Thompson
  • Clayton Okino
  • Maike Diana Lachmann
  • Holger Ahlers
  • Christian Schubert

External Research Organisations

  • California Institute of Caltech (Caltech)
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA-GSFC)
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Airbus Group
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH)

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Original languageEnglish
Article number35
JournalEPJ Quantum Technology
Volume12
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 14 Mar 2025
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

A quantum gravity gradiometer in a low Earth orbit, operating in a cross-track configuration, could be a viable single-spacecraft measurement instrument to provide mass change data for Earth observation, at comparable or better resolutions to existing maps generated by GRACE-FO. To reach the sensitivity for these science-grade measurements, many parts of the cold-atom interferometer need to be operating at, or beyond, state-of-the-art performance. In order to raise the maturity of the technology of the cold-atom gradiometer and determine the feasibility of a science-grade instrument, a pathfinder technology demonstration platform is funded. The requirements and a notional design for such a pathfinder and the outstanding challenges for science-grade instruments are presented.

Keywords

    Atom interferometry, Geodesy, Gravity, Quantum gravity gradiometer, Quantum sensing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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Quantum gravity gradiometry for future mass change science. / Stray, Ben; Bosch-Lluis, Xavier; Thompson, Robert et al.
In: EPJ Quantum Technology, Vol. 12, No. 1, 35, 14.03.2025.

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Stray, B, Bosch-Lluis, X, Thompson, R, Okino, C, Yu, N, Lay, N, Muirhead, B, Hyon, J, Leopardi, H, Brereton, P, Mylapore, A, Loomis, B, Luthcke, S, Ghuman, P, Bettadpur, S, Lachmann, MD, Stolz, T, Kuehl, C, Weise, D, Ahlers, H, Schubert, C, Bawamia, A & Chiow, SW 2025, 'Quantum gravity gradiometry for future mass change science', EPJ Quantum Technology, vol. 12, no. 1, 35. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00338-1
Stray, B., Bosch-Lluis, X., Thompson, R., Okino, C., Yu, N., Lay, N., Muirhead, B., Hyon, J., Leopardi, H., Brereton, P., Mylapore, A., Loomis, B., Luthcke, S., Ghuman, P., Bettadpur, S., Lachmann, M. D., Stolz, T., Kuehl, C., Weise, D., ... Chiow, S. W. (2025). Quantum gravity gradiometry for future mass change science. EPJ Quantum Technology, 12(1), Article 35. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00338-1
Stray B, Bosch-Lluis X, Thompson R, Okino C, Yu N, Lay N et al. Quantum gravity gradiometry for future mass change science. EPJ Quantum Technology. 2025 Mar 14;12(1):35. doi: 10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00338-1
Stray, Ben ; Bosch-Lluis, Xavier ; Thompson, Robert et al. / Quantum gravity gradiometry for future mass change science. In: EPJ Quantum Technology. 2025 ; Vol. 12, No. 1.
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