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 |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2010 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Hogan, Jason Michael |
|---|---|
| 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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