Bose-Einstein condensation in microgravity [Elektronische Ressource] : trapping of dilute quantum degenerate gases in ultra-shallow magnetic traps under microgravity conditions / von Wojciech Lewoczko-Adamczyk

Bose-Einstein Condensation in MicrogravityTrapping of dilute quantum-degenerate gases in ultra-shallowmagnetic traps under microgravity conditionsDISSERTATIONzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradesdoctor rerum naturalium(Dr. rer. nat.)im Fach Physikeingereicht an derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät IHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinvonHerr Dipl.-Phys. Wojciech Lewoczko-Adamczykgeboren am 01.07.1979 in Koszalin (Polen)Präsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin:Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christoph MarkschiesDekan der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I:Prof. Dr. Lutz-Helmut SchönGutachter:1. Prof. Dr. Achim Peters2. Prof. Dr. Ernst Rasel3. Prof. Dr. Hanspeter Helmeingereicht am: 19.12.2007Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 16.03.2009AbstractRecently, cooling, trapping and manipulation of neutral atoms and ions hasbecome an especially active field of quantum physics. The main motiva-tion for the cooling is to reduce motional effects in high precision measure-ments including spectroscopy, atomic clocks and matter interferometry. Thespectrum of applications of these quantum devices cover a broad area fromgeodesy, through metrology up to addressing the fundamental questions inphysics, as for instance testing the Einstein’s equivalence principle. However,the unprecedented precision of the quantum sensors is limited in terrestiallaboratories.