The Benefits of Future Quantum Accelerometers for Satellite Gravimetry [PDF]
Earth and Space ScienceWe investigate the benefits of future quantum accelerometers based on cold atom interferometry (CAI) on current and upcoming satellite gravity mission concepts.
P. Zingerle +6 more
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Improving measurement performance via fusion of classical and quantum accelerometers
Journal of Navigation, 2023 While quantum accelerometers sense with extremely low drift and low bias, their practical sensing capabilities face at least two limitations compared with classical accelerometers: a lower sample rate due to cold atom interrogation time; and a reduced ...
Xue-Zhi Wang +13 more
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Advances in Atom Interferometry and their Impacts on the Performance of Quantum Accelerometers On-board Future Satellite Gravity Missions [PDF]
Advances in Space ResearchRecent advances in cold atom interferometry have cleared the path for space applications of quantum inertial sensors, whose level of stability is expected to increase dramatically with the longer interrogation times accessible in space.
Alireza HosseiniArani +8 more
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Design and optimization of a novel tri-axial miniature ear-plug piezoresistive accelerometer with nanoscale piezoresistors [PDF]
, 2013 This work aims at the advancement of state-of-art accelerometer design and optimization methodology by developing an ear-plug accelerometer for race car drivers based on a novel mechanical principle. The accelerometer is used for the measurements of head
Messina, M.
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CARIOQA-PMP quantum accelerometer simulation
Satellite gravimetry missions have been providing a global measure of Earth's mass transport for more than 20 years. This provides insights into the solid Earth, cryosphere, ocean dynamics and hydrology. Planned NASA and ESA missions will continue this observation well into the 2030s.
Schilling, Manuel +9 more
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Numerical Simulation of Shipborne Quantum-Classical Hybrid Accelerometer
Acta Physica SinicaKe Li +6 more
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Gravity field mapping using laser-coupled quantum accelerometers in space [PDF]
Journal of Geodesy, 2021 The emergence of quantum technologies, including cold atom based accelerometers, offers an opportunity to improve the performances of space geodesy missions. In this context, CNES initiated an assessment study called GRICE (GRadiométrie à Interféromètres quantiques Corrélés pour l'Espace) in order to evaluate the contribution of cold atom technologies ...
Lévèque, T. +11 more
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Rotation related systematic effects in a cold atom interferometer onboard a Nadir pointing satellite
npj Microgravity, 2023 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 ...
Quentin Beaufils +9 more
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Quantum-Based Relative Inertial Navigation with Velocity-Aided Alignment and Initialization
Engineering Proceedings, 2023 Quantum sensors are expected to offer significant advantages in magnetic- and gravity-aided navigation. However, these techniques depend on the local environmental conditions and require an alternative solution to ensure high position accuracy on shorter
Pieter Simke de Vries +2 more
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Entanglement-enhanced optomechanical sensor array with application to dark matter searches
Communications Physics, 2023 Squeezed light has long been used to enhance the precision of a single optomechanical sensor. An emerging set of proposals seeks to use arrays of optomechanical sensors to detect weak distributed forces, for applications ranging from gravity-based ...
Anthony J. Brady +10 more
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