DocumentCode
3444314
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
fYear
2004
fDate
38139
Firstpage
60
Lastpage
61
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2004 Conference on
Conference_Location
London
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8494-6
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-8494-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2004.305420
Filename
4097114
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