Towards precision tests of general relativity using an atom interferometer
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- A 10-meter tall, dual-species atomic fountain gravimeter was designed and built for the purpose of testing the Equivalence Principle with freely-falling atoms. Once completed, the apparatus promises to be the most sensitive atom interferometer ever built, with a projected differential acceleration sensitivity of 10^-15 g. This phenomenal force sensitivity opens the door to exciting science applications which are reviewed, including setting new limits on the Equivalence Principle, measuring effects of General Relativity in a laboratory setting, and detecting gravitational waves.
Description
Type of resource | text |
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Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
Extent | 1 online resource. |
Publication date | 2010 |
Issuance | monographic |
Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | Hogan, Jason Michael | |
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Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Physics | |
Primary advisor | Kasevich, Mark A | |
Thesis advisor | Kasevich, Mark A | |
Thesis advisor | Bouyer, Philippe | |
Thesis advisor | Dimopoulos, Savas, 1952- | |
Advisor | Bouyer, Philippe | |
Advisor | Dimopoulos, Savas, 1952- |
Subjects
Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
Statement of responsibility | Jason Hogan. |
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Note | Submitted to the Department of Physics. |
Thesis | Thesis (Ph. D.)--Stanford University, 2010. |
Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2010 by Jason Michael Hogan
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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