INTENTAS

The INTENTAS project is a joint project funded by the German Aerospace Center. In the INTENTAS project, the Institute of Quantum Optics is working as coordinator with the Institute of Satellite Geodesy and Inertial Sensing, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut in Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the TU Darmstadt and the University of Ulm to equip atom interferometers with unprecedented sensitivity for future missions in microgravity. The main goal of the project is to generate entangled atomic ensembles with a sensitivity below the standard quantum limit in a compact and robust atomic sensor. This sensor will serve as a future source for high-precision atomic interferometry in space. The project will demonstrate its suitability for spaceborne missions by operating the system in the Einstein Elevator in Hanover.