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Velocimetry, Cooling and Rotation Sensing by Cold-Atom Matterwave Interferometry

Max Carey, Daren Elcock, Jack Saywell, S. Jones, Mohammad Belal, Tim Freegarde

Published Jan 1, 2017• 0 citations
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Abstract

Interferometric measurement of an atom’s velocity allows, by tailoring the impulse imparted by the matterwave-splitting laser pulses, a velocity-dependent force that cools an atomic sample. Differential measurement reveals the sample’s acceleration and rotation.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2017.qt5c.2

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