I.C.E.: A transportable atomic inertial sensor for test in microgravity

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 673-681

  Nyman, R A ^a   Varoquaux, G ^a   Lienhart, F ^b   Chambon, D ^c   Boussen, S ^b   Clement J F ^a   Muller T ^d   Santarelli, G ^c   Pereira Dos Santos, F ^c   Clairon, A ^c   Bresson, A ^b   Landragin, A ^c   Bouyer, P ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b ONERA   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^d INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL SENSORS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ATOMIC BEAM SPLITTERS; ATOMIC INERTIAL SENSORS; FREQUENCY GENERATION; QUANTUM DEGENERATE GASES;

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

EID: 33748478784     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-006-2395-7     Document Type: Article

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