Title :
Cold Atom Absolute Gravimeter for the Watt Balance
Author :
Cheinet, P. ; Dos Santos, F. Pereira ; Petelski, T. ; Clairon, A. ; Dimarcq, N. ; Holleville, D. ; Landragin, A.
Author_Institution :
Obs. de Paris, BNM-SYRTE, Paris
Abstract :
We are building a cold atom absolute gravimeter based on atom interferometry with a projected accuracy of 10-9 g. It is part of the French watt balance project intending to link the SI Kg unit to fundamental constants
Keywords :
atom optics; gravimeters; measurement standards; particle interferometry; French watt balance project; SI Kg unit; atom interferometry; cold atom absolute gravimeter; Acceleration; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Earth; Gravity measurement; Inertial confinement; Interferometry; Laser beams; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2004 Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8494-6
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-8494-6
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2004.305420
