STE-QUEST——时空探索者与量子等效原理空间测试：2022年中型任务概念
空间物理
2025-05-20 v4 广义相对论与量子宇宙学
高能物理 - 实验
高能物理 - 唯象学
量子物理
摘要
天基量子技术，特别是基于原子干涉测量的技术，正预示着战略性和稳健性空间探索的新时代。空间特有的低噪声和低重力环境，为从精确时间频率传递到地球观测以及寻找新物理等应用开辟了多种可能性。本文总结了响应欧空局（ESA）科学计划2022年征集的中型任务提案：时空探索者与量子等效原理空间测试（STE-QUEST）。该任务包含一个卫星任务，其特点是搭载可长时间运行的双组分原子干涉仪。此任务旨在解决物理学中三个最基本的问题：(i) 以优于10^{-17}分之一的精度检验自由落体的普适性，(ii) 探索各种形式的超轻暗物质，以及 (iii) 审视量子力学的基础。
引用
@article{arxiv.2211.15412,
title = {STE-QUEST -- Space Time Explorer and QUantum Equivalence principle Space Test: The 2022 medium-class mission concept},
author = {Naceur Gaaloul and Holger Ahlers and Leonardo Badurina and Angelo Bassi and Baptiste Battelier and Quentin Beaufils and Kai Bongs and Philippe Bouyer and Claus Braxmaier and Oliver Buchmueller and Matteo Carlesso and Eric Charron and Maria Luisa Chiofalo and Robin Corgier and Sandro Donadi and Fabien Droz and John Ellis and Frédéric Estève and Enno Giese and Jens Grosse and Aurélien Hees and Thomas A. Hensel and Waldemar Herr and Philippe Jetzer and Gina Kleinsteinberg and Carsten Klempt and Steve Lecomte and Louise Lopes and Sina Loriani and Victor Martín and Gilles Métris and Gabriel Müller and Miquel Nofrarias and Franck Pereira Dos Santos and Ernst M. Rasel and Mike Salter and Dennis Schlippert and Christian Schubert and Thilo Schuldt and Carlos F. Sopuerta and Christian Struckmann and Guglielmo M. Tino and Tristan Valenzuela and Wolf von Klitzing and Lisa Wörner and Nan Yu and Martin Zelan and Peter Wolf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.15412},
year = {2025}
}
备注
As submitted to the M7 call in July 2022, except updated for the recent (Sept. 2022) MICROSCOPE results, and findings presented in arXiv:2310.04212; reformatted for journal publication