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Cold atom interferometers and their applications in precision measurements

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Experimental realization of cold 85Rb atom interferometers and their applications in precision measurements are reported in this paper. Mach-Zehnder and Ramsey-Bordè type interferometers were demonstrated. Detailed descriptions of the interferometers are given including manipulation of cold atoms, Rabi oscillation, stimulated Raman transitions, and optical pumping. As an example of using atom interferometers in precision measurements, the quadratic Zeeman shift of hyperfine sublevels of 85Rb was determined.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China

    Jin Wang  (王谨), Lin Zhou  (周林), Run-bing Li  (李润兵), Min Liu  (刘敏) & Ming-sheng Zhan  (詹明生)

  2. Center for Cold Atom Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China

    Jin Wang  (王谨), Lin Zhou  (周林), Run-bing Li  (李润兵), Min Liu  (刘敏) & Ming-sheng Zhan  (詹明生)

  3. Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, China

    Lin Zhou  (周林) & Run-bing Li  (李润兵)

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Wang, J., Zhou, L., Li, Rb. et al. Cold atom interferometers and their applications in precision measurements. Front. Phys. China 4, 179–189 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-009-0045-3

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