Principle of STE-QUEST measurements - weak equivalence principle
Date: 07 September 2011
Satellite: STE-QUEST
Copyright: ESA
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The principle of the atom interferometry measurement to be performed with STE-QUEST is illustrated in this figure. The spacecraft's atom interferometer compares the free fall of matter waves generated from ultra-cold rubidium isotope (85Rb and 87Rb) samples.
Last Update: 1 September 2019