Atom interferometry gravity-gradiometer for the determination of the Newtonian gravitational constant G

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 271-279

  Bertoldi, A ^a   Lamporesi, G ^a   Cacciapuoti, L ^a,b   De Angelis, M ^a,c   Fattori, M ^a,d   Petelski, T ^a,e   Peters, A ^a,f   Prevedelli, M ^a,g   Stuhler, J ^a,d   Tino, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^e EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE   (Germany)

^f HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

03.75.Dg Atom and neutron interferometry; 04.80. y Experimental studies of gravity; 06.20.Jr Determination of fundamental constants

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; INTERFEROMETRY;

-Y EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF GRAVITY; 03.75.; 04.80.; 06.20.; ATOM INTERFEROMETRY; DG ATOM AND NEUTRON INTERFEROMETRY; FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS; GRAVITY GRADIOMETER; JR DETERMINATION OF FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANT; NEUTRON INTERFEROMETRY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749538394     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: 14346079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2006-00212-2     Document Type: Article

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