Detailed support structure and limiting vibration frequencies

Determine the detailed support structure for the AICE interferometer and identify the frequency ranges that could limit system performance through dedicated structural and vibration studies.

Background

The proposal describes the support structure and vibration-diagnostics strategy as preliminary and based partly on experience from AION and MAGIS. The final mechanical design must establish how the modular interferometer sections, optical components, and ancillary systems are supported and isolated. Dedicated studies are also required to determine which mechanical resonances or frequency bands could affect the measurement.

References

At this stage, the detailed support design is still to be defined, and the frequency ranges that may limit the system performance will need to be confirmed through dedicated studies.

— Technical Proposal for the Atom Interferometer CERN Experiment (AICE) Facility  (2608.18743 - Arduini et al., 19 Aug 2026) in Section 4, Subsection “Support structure and vibration diagnostics”