Image Theory for the Single Bounce Quantum Gravimeter
Quantum Physics
2025-12-04 v1
Abstract
We develop an image theory for the recently proposed single-bounce quantum gravimeter. Free fall and quantum bounce of a matter wave-packet are described through decompositions over a basis of continuous energies. This leads to a much clearer interpretation of the origin of quantum interferences, associated to semi-classical estimations. We then give new tools to explore the space of parameters, and discuss the expected accuracy of the free-fall acceleration measurement.
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@article{arxiv.2512.03953,
title = {Image Theory for the Single Bounce Quantum Gravimeter},
author = {Joachim Guyomard and Serge Reynaud and Pierre Cladé},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.03953},
year = {2025}
}