19.01.2015 Views

EGAS41 - Swansea University

EGAS41 - Swansea University

EGAS41 - Swansea University

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

41 st EGAS CP 201 Gdańsk 2009<br />

Gravity measurements with cold atom interferometry<br />

F. Sorrentino 1,2,∗ , A. Alberti 1 , M. de Angelis 2 , L. Cacciapuoti 3 , G. Campo 1 ,<br />

A. Giorgini 1,4 , M. Prevedelli 5 , G. Rosi 1 , G.M. Tino 1<br />

1 Dipartimento di Fisica and LENS, Università di Firenze - INFN, via Sansone 1 Polo<br />

Scientifico, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze) Italy<br />

2 Istituto di Cibernetica CNR, via Campi Flegrei 34 80078 Pozzuoli (NA) Italy<br />

3 ESA Reasearch and Scientific Support Department, ESTEC, Keperlaan 1 - P.O. Box 299,<br />

2200 AG Noordwijk ZH, The Netherlands<br />

4 Also at: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli, via Cinthia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy<br />

5 Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica ed Inorganica - Universit di Bologna, Bologna, Italy<br />

∗ Corresponding author: sorrentino@fi.infn.it,<br />

We will present some experiments on gravity using atom interferometry. We use a Raman<br />

ligth-pulse interferometry scheme on a rubidium atomic fountain to determine the<br />

gravitational constant G. We also working to test the Newtonian gravitational law at<br />

micrometric distances using an ultracold strontium sample trapped in an optical lattice.<br />

Other experiments in progress, planned or being considered using ultracold atom devices<br />

for applications in gravity monitoring and in space will be also discribed.<br />

261

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!