Single and double interaction zone with comoving fields in Stern-Gerlach atom interferometry

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1998 EDP Sciences
, , Citation K. Brodsky et al 1998 EPL 44 137 DOI 10.1209/epl/i1998-00447-3

0295-5075/44/2/137

Abstract

We present two applications of the use, in Stern-Gerlach interferometry with metastable hydrogen atoms, of comoving magnetic fields, i.e. fields travelling at atomic velocites, which could allow us to reach the slow-atom domain. In the first application, atoms interact with a single extended zone of comoving B-field. A velocity coherent filtering effect is demonstrated and characterized. In the second one, atoms interact with a double zone of comoving B-field. This Ramsey's type configuration takes advantage of the fact that the sensitivity of the apparatus with respect to velocity changes is significantly enhanced.

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10.1209/epl/i1998-00447-3