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arxiv: 1609.06092 · v1 · pith:KSR3R66Wnew · submitted 2016-09-20 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph

A trapped atom interferometer with ultracold Sr atoms

classification ⚛️ physics.atom-ph
keywords atomsblochinterferometertimeoscillationstrappedatombragg
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We report on a trapped atom interferometer based on Bragg diffraction and Bloch oscillations with alkaline-earth-metal atoms. We use a Ramsey-Bord\'e Bragg interferometer with $^{88}$Sr atoms combined with Bloch oscillations to extend the interferometer time. Thanks to a long coherence time for Bloch oscillations of $^{88}$Sr atoms, we observed interference up to 1 s evolution time in the lattice. A detailed study of decoherence sources during the Bloch phase is also presented. While still limited in sensitivity by lattice lifetime and beam inhomogeneity this result opens the way to high contrast trapped interferometers with extended interrogation time.

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