Precision gravimetry with atomic sensors

Year: 2009

Authors: de Angelis M, Bertoldi A., Cacciapuoti L., Giorgini A., Lamporesi G., Prevedelli M., Saccorotti G., Sorrentino F., Tino G.M.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto di Cibernetica CNR, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy;
Dipartimento di Fisica and LENS, Universita’ di Firenze-INFN, via Sansone 1 Polo Scientifico, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy;
Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l’Institut d’Optique, CNRS, Campus Polytechnique, RD 128, F-91127 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
ESA Research and Scientific Support Department, ESTEC, Keperlaan 1, PO Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk ZH, The Netherlands;
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli, via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy;
JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA;
Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica e Inorganica, Universita’ di Bologna, V.le Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, sez. di Pisa, via della Faggiola 32, 56126 Pisa, Italy

Abstract: 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 gravity measurements, with a special emphasis on the potential impact of these techniques on applied science fields.

Journal/Review: MEASUREMENT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Volume: 20 (2)      Pages from: 022001  to: 022001

More Information: Authors acknowledge financial support from Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV, Italy) and EU FINAQS STREP/NEST project contract no 012986.
KeyWords: atom interferometry; experimental studies of gravity;
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/2/022001

Citations: 79
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