Precision gravimetry with atomic sensors

M de Angelis, A Bertoldi, L Cacciapuoti… - Measurement …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Atom interferometers have been shown to be very stable and accurate sensors for
acceleration and rotation. In this paper we review the applications of atom interferometry to …

Atom-chip fountain gravimeter

S Abend, M Gebbe, M Gersemann, H Ahlers… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
We demonstrate a quantum gravimeter by combining the advantages of an atom chip for the
generation, delta-kick collimation, and coherent manipulation of freely falling Bose-Einstein …

Precision atomic gravimeter based on Bragg diffraction

PA Altin, MT Johnsson, V Negnevitsky… - New Journal of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a precision gravimeter based on coherent Bragg diffraction of freely falling cold
atoms. Traditionally, atomic gravimeters have used stimulated Raman transitions to separate …

Atom interferometry and its applications

S Abend, M Gersemann, C Schubert… - … of quantum theory, 2019 - ebooks.iospress.nl
We provide an introduction into the field of atom optics and review our work on
interferometry with cold atoms, and in particular with Bose-Einstein condensates. Here we …

Compact atomic gravimeter based on a pulsed and accelerated optical lattice

M Andia, R Jannin, F Nez, F Biraben… - Physical Review A …, 2013 - APS
We present a scheme of a compact atomic gravimeter based on atom interferometry. Atoms
are maintained against gravity using a sequence of coherent accelerations performed by the …

Suspension of atoms using optical pulses, and application to gravimetry

KJ Hughes, JHT Burke, CA Sackett - Physical Review Letters, 2009 - APS
Atoms from a Rb 87 condensate are suspended against gravity using repeated reflections
from a pulsed optical standing wave. Up to 100 reflections are observed, yielding …

A quantum trampoline for ultra-cold atoms

M Robert-De-Saint-Vincent, JP Brantut… - Europhysics …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We have observed the interferometric suspension of a free-falling Bose-Einstein condensate
periodically submitted to multiple-order diffraction by a vertical 1D standing wave. This …

[PDF][PDF] Atom-chip gravimeter with Bose-Einstein condensates

S Abend - 2017 - repo.uni-hannover.de
Die heutige Generation atomarer Inertialsensoren arbeitet typischerweise mit
lasergekühlten Atomen, die aus einer optischen Melasse fallen gelassen oder gestartet …

Theoretical tools for atom-laser-beam propagation

JF Riou, Y Le Coq, F Impens, W Guerin, CJ Bordé… - Physical Review A …, 2008 - APS
We present a theoretical model for the propagation of non-self-interacting atom laser beams.
We start from a general propagation integral equation and we use the same approximations …

Étude des performances d'un gravimètre atomique absolu: sensibilité limite et exactitude préliminaire

J Le Gouët - 2008 - theses.hal.science
L'interférométrie atomique est appliquée à la mesure absolue de l'accélération de pesanteur
$ g $, afin de fournir une mesure exacte à l'expérience de balance du watt réalisée au LNE …