Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2002-02-25
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 140401 (2002)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.140401
The kinetic energy of an atom recoiling due to absorption of a photon was measured as a frequency using an interferometric technique called ``contrast interferometry''. Optical standing wave pulses were used as atom-optical elements to create a symmetric three-path interferometer with a Bose-Einstein condensate. The recoil phase accumulated in different paths was measured using a single-shot detection technique. The scheme allows for additional photon recoils within the interferometer and its symmetry suppresses several random and systematic errors including those from vibrations and ac Stark shifts. We have measured the photon recoil frequency of sodium to $7 $ppm precision, using a simple realization of this scheme. Plausible extensions should yield a sufficient precision to bring within reach a ppb-level determination of $h/m$ and the fine structure constant $\alpha$.
Dieckmann K.
Gupta Sourendu
Hadzibabic Zoran
Pritchard David E.
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