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Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS)

High resolution rotation sensor based on cold Rubidium atoms

Michael Gilowski, Christian Schubert, Thijs Wendrich, Peter Berg, Gunnar Tackmann, Wolfgang A. Ertmer, Ernst Maria Rasel

Published Apr 1, 2009• 3 citations
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Abstract

We report on our compact transportable cold atom inertial sensor for precision sensing of rotations. The sensor consists of a dual Mach-Zehnder type atom interferometer operating with laser-cooled87Rb. Raman processes are employed to coherently manipulate the matter waves. We present the latest inertial sensitive interferometer measurements and discuss the road map to reach the full potential of the sensor featuring a sensitivity of a few nrad/s/radic(Hz).

DOI
10.1109/freq.2009.5168383

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