DESIGN OF THE MAIUS-2/3 ATOM INTERFEROMETER ON A SOUNDING ROCKET

The new design and optimization became necessary as the MAIUS-2/3 experiment requires more components in the laser system and (laser-) electronics to realize cooling and interferometry for both species and mixtures. Without a design improvement, the additional components would result in a mass and length of the payload exceeding the weight and length limits for a stable re-entry. Moreover an increase in mass results in a reduction of the available microgravity time for experiments. Therefore, the laser system, laser electronics, electronics, and physics package had to be optimized and redesigned.