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arxiv: 1305.1700 · v1 · pith:DT643KPYnew · submitted 2013-05-08 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph · quant-ph

Multi-axis inertial sensing with long-time point source atom interferometry

classification ⚛️ physics.atom-ph quant-ph
keywords atomaccelerationinertialinterferometrylight-pulsemulti-axispointprecision
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We show that light-pulse atom interferometry with atomic point sources and spatially resolved detection enables multi-axis (two rotation, one acceleration) precision inertial sensing at long interrogation times. Using this method, we demonstrate a light-pulse atom interferometer for Rb-87 with 1.4 cm peak wavepacket separation and a duration of 2T = 2.3 seconds. The inferred acceleration sensitivity of each shot is 6.7 * 10^(-12) g, which improves on previous limits by more than two orders of magnitude. We also measure the Earth's rotation rate with a precision of 200 nrad/s.

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