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Quantum test of the Universality of Free Fall using rubidium and potassium

Atomic Physics 2020-07-16 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Physics

Abstract

We report on an improved test of the Universality of Free Fall using a rubidium-potassium dual-species matter wave interferometer. We describe our apparatus and detail challenges and solutions relevant when operating a potassium interferometer, as well as systematic effects affecting our measurement. Our determination of the E\"otv\"os ratio yields ηRb,K=1.9×107\eta_{\,\text{Rb,K}}=-1.9\times10^{-7} with a combined standard uncertainty of ση=3.2×107\sigma_\eta=3.2\times10^{-7}.

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@article{arxiv.2003.00939,
  title  = {Quantum test of the Universality of Free Fall using rubidium and potassium},
  author = {H. Albers and A. Herbst and L. L. Richardson and H. Heine and D. Nath and J. Hartwig and C. Schubert and C. Vogt and M. Woltmann and C. Lämmerzahl and S. Herrmann and W. Ertmer and E. M. Rasel and D. Schlippert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.00939},
  year   = {2020}
}