Precision gravimetry with atomic sensors

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  De Angelis, M ^a,b   Bertoldi, A ^c   Cacciapuoti, L ^d   Giorgini, A ^b,e   Lamporesi, G ^f   Prevedelli, M ^g   Saccorotti, G ^h   Sorrentino, F ^b   Tino, G M ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atom interferometry; Experimental studies of gravity

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY;

APPLIED SCIENCE; ATOM INTERFEROMETER; ATOM INTERFEROMETRY; ATOMIC SENSORS; GRAVITY MEASUREMENT; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PRECISION GRAVIMETRY;

ATOMS;

EID: 63849244520     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/2/022001     Document Type: Article

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