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The realization of a Bose Einstein condensate in the Bremen drop tower as achieved by the QUANTUS collaboration in 2007 has added a new field to microgravity research: the study of freely evolving degenerate quantum gases at largely extended evolution times. Here we give an outlook on some experiments that could be done with such ultra-cold quantum gases in this unique laboratory and on other microgravity platforms to study fundamental physics questions. In particular we consider experiments that could employ the increased precision of matter wave interferometers in microgravity to search for low-energy phenomena of quantum gravity.
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Herrmann, S., Göklü, E., Müntinga, H. et al. Testing Fundamental Physics with Degenerate Quantum Gases in Microgravity. Microgravity Sci. Technol. 22, 529–538 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-010-9227-4
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