Atom interferometry for absolute measurements of local gravity

authored by: M. Hauth, C. Freier, V. Schkolnik, A. Peters, H. Wziontek, M. Schilling
Abstract: Atom interferometers have demonstrated high sensitivities in measurements of accelerations, rotations and different physical constants. In this article, we present the mobile instrument GAIN (Gravimetric Atom Interferometer) which allows to utilize this potential for high-precision on-site measurements of the local gravitational acceleration. Important influences and systematics arising from both the experimental realization as well as the environment and possibilities to distinguish between them are reviewed. In addition, we give a compact overview of other established gravimeters and discuss the performance of GAIN in the context of several comparison campaigns.
Organisation(s): Institute of Geodesy
External Organisation(s): Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)
Type: Conference contribution
Pages: 557-603
No. of pages: 46
Publication date: 2014
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: General Physics and Astronomy
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.3254/978-1-61499-448-0-557 (Access: Closed)
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