• DocumentCode
    845204
  • Title

    A free fall interferometer to search for a possible fifth force

  • Author

    Kuroda, Kazuaki ; Mio, Norikatsu

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Res. Lab. of Metrol., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    196
  • Lastpage
    199
  • Abstract
    A free-fall interferometer has been developed to search for the suggested fifth force. With this interferometer, the acceleration difference between two objects which freely fall together with a sensitivity of a few μGals (1 Gal=0.01 m/s2) can be measured. The design of the optical interferometer, the data analysis, and the performance of the system are discussed
  • Keywords
    acceleration measurement; data analysis; fundamental law tests; light interferometry; data analysis; fifth force; free fall interferometer; light interferometer; optical interferometer; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Force measurement; Interference; Laboratories; Metrology; Optical design; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/19.192271
  • Filename
    192271
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=845204