Rotation related systematic effects in a cold atom interferometer onboard a Nadir pointing satellite
Quentin Beaufils, Julien Lefebve, Joel Gomes Baptista, Raphaël Piccon, Valentin Cambier, Leonid A. Sidorenkov, Christine Fallet, Thomas Lévèque, Sébastien Merlet, Franck Pereira dos Santos
Abstract
We study the effects of rotations on a cold atom accelerometer onboard a Nadir pointing satellite. A simulation of the satellite attitude combined with a calculation of the phase of the cold atom interferometer allow us to evaluate the noise and bias induced by rotations. In particular, we evaluate the effects associated to the active compensation of the rotation due to Nadir pointing. This study was realized in the context of the preliminary study phase of the CARIOQA Quantum Pathfinder Mission.
Topics & Concepts
NadirSatelliteContext (archaeology)InterferometryRotation (mathematics)PhysicsAccelerometerAtom interferometerRemote sensingNoise (video)PathfinderPhase (matter)OpticsGeodesyAstronomical interferometerComputer scienceAstronomyGeologyImage (mathematics)Artificial intelligenceLibrary scienceQuantum mechanicsPaleontologyCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesAdvanced Frequency and Time StandardsAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research