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Atom interferometry based on light pulses: Application to the high precision measurement of the ratio h/m and the determination of the fine structure constant

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In this paper we present a short overview of atom interferometry based on light pulses. We discuss different implementations and their applications for high precision measurements. We will focus on the determination of the ratio h/m of the Planck constant to an atomic mass. The measurement of this quantity is performed by combining Bloch oscillations of atoms in a moving optical lattice with a Ramsey-Bordé interferometer.

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  1. Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, ENS, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, 75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

    M. Cadoret, E. De Mirandes, P. Cladé, F. Nez, L. Julien, F. Biraben & S. Guellati-Khélifa

  2. LNE-INM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, 61 rue du Landy, 93210, La Plaine-Saint-Denis, France

    S. Guellati-Khélifa

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Cadoret, M., De Mirandes, E., Cladé, P. et al. Atom interferometry based on light pulses: Application to the high precision measurement of the ratio h/m and the determination of the fine structure constant. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 172, 121–136 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2009-01046-2

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