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Atom Interferometry with the Sr Optical Clock Transition.
- Source :
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Physical Review Letters . 12/29/2017, Vol. 119 Issue 26, p1-1. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We report on the realization of a matter-wave interferometer based on single-photon interaction on the ultranarrow optical clock transition of strontium atoms. We experimentally demonstrate its operation as a gravimeter and as a gravity gradiometer. No reduction of interferometric contrast was observed for a total interferometer time up to ~10 ms, limited by geometric constraints of the apparatus. Single-photon interferometers represent a new class of high-precision sensors that could be used for the detection of gravitational waves in so far unexplored frequency ranges and to enlighten the boundary between quantum mechanics and general relativity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INTERFEROMETRY
*STRONTIUM
*GRAVITATIONAL waves
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00319007
- Volume :
- 119
- Issue :
- 26
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physical Review Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127123181
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.263601