Limits of the separated-path Ramsey atom interferometer

Authors
Godun, RM Webb, CL Featonby, PD d'Arcy, MB Oberthaler, MK Summy, GS Foot, CJ Burnett, K
Citation
Rm. Godun et al., Limits of the separated-path Ramsey atom interferometer, J PHYS B, 32(20), 1999, pp. 5033-5045
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
09534075 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
20
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5033 - 5045
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(19991028)32:20<5033:LOTSRA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We describe in detail our caesium atom interferometer which uses a combinat ion of microwaves and momentum-changing adiabatic transfer pulses. This com bination allows us to achieve spatial separation between the arms of the in terferometer. We account for the observed visibility of the resulting inter ference fringes and find that the effects which contribute the most are opt ical pumping and magnetic fields.