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Co-falling 85 Rb <strong>and</strong> 87 Rb ensembles<br />

Equivalence Principle<br />

Evaporatively cool to < 1 μK to<br />

enforce tight control over kinematic<br />

degrees of freedom<br />

Statistical sensitivity<br />

δg ~ 10 -15 <strong>with</strong> 1 month data<br />

collection<br />

Systematic uncertainty<br />

δg ~ 10 -16 limited by magnetic field<br />

inhomogeneities <strong>and</strong> gravity<br />

anomalies.<br />

Also, new tests of General Relativity<br />

Precursor to possible space-based<br />

system.<br />

10 m<br />

10 m atom drop tower.<br />

~10 cm wavepacket<br />

separation (!)

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