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Detecting inertial effects with airborne matter-wave interferometry

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  • R. Geiger

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry, UMR 8501, Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris Sud 11
    CNES)

  • V. Ménoret

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry, UMR 8501, Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris Sud 11)

  • G. Stern

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry, UMR 8501, Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris Sud 11
    CNES
    LNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS and UPMC, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire)

  • N. Zahzam

    (ONERA, DMPH, Chemin de la Huniére)

  • P. Cheinet

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry, UMR 8501, Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris Sud 11)

  • B. Battelier

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry, UMR 8501, Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris Sud 11
    LNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS and UPMC, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire)

  • A. Villing

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry, UMR 8501, Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris Sud 11)

  • F. Moron

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry, UMR 8501, Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris Sud 11)

  • M. Lours

    (LNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS and UPMC, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire)

  • Y. Bidel

    (ONERA, DMPH, Chemin de la Huniére)

  • A. Bresson

    (ONERA, DMPH, Chemin de la Huniére)

  • A. Landragin

    (LNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS and UPMC, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire)

  • P. Bouyer

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry, UMR 8501, Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris Sud 11
    Laboratoire Photonique Numérique et Nanosciences, Université Bordeaux 1, IOGS and CNRS)

Abstract

Inertial sensors relying on atom interferometry offer a breakthrough advance in a variety of applications, such as inertial navigation, gravimetry or ground- and space-based tests of fundamental physics. These instruments require a quiet environment to reach their performance and using them outside the laboratory remains a challenge. Here we report the first operation of an airborne matter-wave accelerometer set up aboard a 0g plane and operating during the standard gravity (1g) and microgravity (0g) phases of the flight. At 1g, the sensor can detect inertial effects more than 300 times weaker than the typical acceleration fluctuations of the aircraft. We describe the improvement of the interferometer sensitivity in 0g, which reaches 2 x 10-4 ms-2 / √Hz with our current setup. We finally discuss the extension of our method to airborne and spaceborne tests of the Universality of free fall with matter waves.

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  • R. Geiger & V. Ménoret & G. Stern & N. Zahzam & P. Cheinet & B. Battelier & A. Villing & F. Moron & M. Lours & Y. Bidel & A. Bresson & A. Landragin & P. Bouyer, 2011. "Detecting inertial effects with airborne matter-wave interferometry," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 2(1), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:2:y:2011:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1479
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1479
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