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Frontiers in Optics

Achieving High Precision with a Thermal Beam Atom Interferometer

Christopher Erickson, James L. Archibald, Jeremiah Birrell, Landon Goggins, Daniel Merrill, Dallin Durfee

Published Jan 1, 2008• 0 citations
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Abstract

We report on the progress of a thermal calcium-beam Ramsey-Bordé atom interferometer. Our efforts have lead to the development of precision electronic and laser systems whose design allows them to be implemented as lab standards.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2008.lwg3

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