Atom Wave Interferometers
Abstract
Matter wave interferometers, in which de Broglie waves are coherently split and then recombined to produce interference fringes, have opened exciting new possibilities for precision and fundamental measurements with complex particles. The aim of our research program is to extend the ideas and techniques of atom optics and atom interferometry which underlie atom interferometers, to use these devices to make qualitatively new and/or more precise measurements in atomic physics, and to perform fundamental experiments in quantum mechanics based on our ability to measure interactions that displace the de Broglie wave phase or change the quantum coherence of the beams (reducing the amplitude of the interference pattern).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA385249
Entities
People
- David E. Pritchard
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology