Precision atomic gravimeter based on Bragg diffraction

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 15, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Altin, P A ^a   Johnsson, M T ^a   Negnevitsky, V ^b   Dennis, G R ^a   Anderson, R P ^b   Debs, J E ^a   Szigeti, S S ^a   Hardman, K S ^a   Bennetts, S ^a   McDonald, G D ^a   Turner, L D ^b   Close, J D ^a   Robins, N P ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM DIFFRACTION; ATOM INTERFEROMETER; ATOMIC STATE; BRAGG DIFFRACTION; BRAGG SCATTERING; COLD ATOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERTURBATIONS; GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATIONS; GRAVITY GRADIOMETER; INTEGRATION TIME; INTERNAL STATE; LIGHT-PULSE SEQUENCE; MAGNETOOPTICAL TRAPS; MOMENTUM SPACES; MOMENTUM STATE; MULTI-STATE; SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS; STIMULATED RAMAN TRANSITIONS;

BRAGG CELLS; DIFFRACTION; GRAVIMETERS; INTERFEROMETERS; SEPARATION; SOURCE SEPARATION;

ATOMS;

EID: 84874507784     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/2/023009     Document Type: Article

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