Atom interferometry /

The field of atom interferometry has expanded rapidly in recent years, and todays research laboratories are using atom interferometers both as inertial sensors and for precision measurements. Many researchers also use atom interferometry as a means of researching fundamental questions in quantum mec...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Berman, Paul R., 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1997.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The field of atom interferometry has expanded rapidly in recent years, and todays research laboratories are using atom interferometers both as inertial sensors and for precision measurements. Many researchers also use atom interferometry as a means of researching fundamental questions in quantum mechanics. Atom Interferometry contains contributions from theoretical and experimental physicists at the forefront of this rapidly developing field. Editor Paul R. Berman includes an excellent balance of background material and recent experimental results, providing a general overview of atom interferometry and demonstrating the promise that it holds for the future. Key Features * Includes contributions from many of the research groups that have pioneered this emerging field * Discusses and demonstrates new aspects of the wave nature of atoms * Explains the many important applications of atom interferometry, from a measurement of the gravitational constant to atom lithography * Examines applications of atom interferometry to fundamentally important quantum mechanics problems.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 478 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-468) and index.
ISBN:9780080527680
008052768X
1281036986
9781281036988