Title :
An 87Rb cold atom interferometric gravimeter
Author :
Chieinet, P. ; Dos Santos, F. Pereira ; Therkildsen, K. ; Le Goüet, J. ; Clairon, A. ; Holleville, D. ; Landragin, A.
Author_Institution :
Obs. de Paris, France
Abstract :
The paper presents the current status of 87Rb absolute gravimeter, under construction at BNM-SYRTH. It is designed to reach an accuracy of 10-9 g.
Keywords :
atom optics; gravimeters; laser cooling; optical design techniques; particle interferometry; rubidium; 87Rb cold atom; Rb; interferometric gravimeter; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Gravity measurement; Interferometry; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567407