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Matter-wave cavity gravimeter

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We propose a gravimeter based on a matter-wave resonant cavity loaded with a Bose–Einstein condensate and closed with a sequence of periodic Raman pulses. The gravimeter sensitivity increases quickly with the number of cycles experienced by the condensate inside the cavity. The matter wave is refocused thanks to a spherical wave-front of the Raman pulses. This provides a transverse confinement of the condensate which is discussed in terms of a stability analysis. We develop the analogy of this device with a resonator in momentum space for matter waves.

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  1. SYRTE, CNRS UMR 8630, Observatoire de Paris, 61 avenue de l’Observatoire, 75014, Paris, France

    F. Impens & C.J. Bordé

  2. CNRS UMR 8501, Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l’Institut d’Optique, 91403, Orsay Cedex, France

    P. Bouyer

  3. Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Institut Galilée, CNRS UMR 7538, Université Paris Nord, 93430, Villetaneuse, France

    C.J. Bordé

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06.30.Gv; 06.30.Ft; 03.75.-b; 03.75.Dg; 32.80.Lg; 32.80.-t; 32.80.Pj

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Impens, F., Bouyer, P. & Bordé, C. Matter-wave cavity gravimeter. Appl. Phys. B 84, 603–615 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2399-3

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