HYBRID, GRATING-MOT + MAGNETIC CHIP TRAP, APPROACH TO COMPACT HIGH FREQUENCY BEC PRODUCTION IN SPACE – EXPRO PLUS
12, October 2018

ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO9458
Open Date: 10/10/2018
Closing Date: 21/11/2018 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 18.129.14
Prog. Ref.: Technology Developme
Budget Ref.: E/0901-01 – Technology Developme
Special Prov.: BE+DK+FR+DE+IT+NL+ES+SE+CH+GB+IE+AT+NO+FI+PT+GR+LU+CZ+RO+PL+EE+HU
Tender Type: C
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Products: Satellites & Probes / AOCS & GNC / Sensors / Magnetometers / Satellites & Probes / AOCS & GNC / Sensors ¿ BB / Optical heads / Satellites & Probes / AOCS & GNC / Sensors / Accelerometers / Satellites & Probes / AOCS & GNC / Sensors / Earth Sensors / Satellites & Probes / AOCS & GNC / Sensors / Inertial Mesurament Units (IMUs)
Techology Domains: Optoelectronics / Laser Technologies / Laser Sources / Optoelectronics / Laser Technologies / Laser Frequency Control and Stabilisation / Optoelectronics / Photonics / Micro- & Nano-Photonics / Optoelectronics / Photonics / Optical Atomic Clocks / Optoelectronics / Photonics / Quantum Devices
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. & Quality
Department: Mechanical Engineering Department
Division: Mechatronics and Optics Division
Contract Officer: Kudari, Zarifa
Industrial Policy Measure: C1 – Activities in open competition limited to the non-Larg…
Last Update Date: 10/10/2018
Update Reason: Tender issue

The objective of this activity is first to develop a large single-input beam grating magneto-optical trap as a source of dense sub-Doppler cooled atoms and subsequently to load the ultra-cold atoms into a conservative ‘dimple’ magnetic chip trap, followed by evaporation to BEC.Procurement Policy: C(1) = Activity restricted to non-prime contractors (incl. SMEs). For additional information please go to EMITS news “Industrial Policy measures for non-primes, SMEs and RD entities in ESA programmes”.

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