A preliminary measurement of the fine structure constant based on atom interferometry

Physica Scripta T

Volumn 102, Issue , 2002, Pages 82-88

  Wicht, Andreas ^a   Hensley, Joel M ^a   Sarajlic, Edina ^a   Chu, Steven ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INTERFEROMETRY; PHOTONS; REFRACTION; RESONANCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ATOM INTERFEROMETRY;

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

EID: 0036459840     PISSN: 02811847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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