Large-momentum-transfer Bragg interferometer with strontium atoms
Atomic Physics
2015-11-23 v1
Abstract
We report on the first atom interferometer based on Bragg diffraction in a fountain of alkaline-earth atoms, namely Sr. We demonstrate large momentum transfer to the atoms up to eight photon recoils and the use of the interferometer as a gravimeter with a sensitivity . Thanks to the special characteristics of strontium atoms for precision measurements, this result opens a new way for experiments in fundamental and applied physics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1510.07939,
title = {Large-momentum-transfer Bragg interferometer with strontium atoms},
author = {T. Mazzoni and X. Zhang and R. Del Aguila and L. Salvi and N. Poli and G. M. Tino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.07939},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
7 pages, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. A