Correlative methods for dual-species quantum tests of the weak equivalence principle
LANDRAGIN, A
Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais - Systèmes de Référence Temps-Espace [LNE - SYRTE]
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Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais - Systèmes de Référence Temps-Espace [LNE - SYRTE]
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New Journal of Physics. 2015-08, vol. 17, n° 8, p. 085010
Institute of Physics: Open Access Journals
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Matter-wave interferometers utilizing different isotopes or chemical elements intrinsically have different sensitivities, and the analysis tools available until now are insufficient for accurately estimating the atomic ...Lire la suite >
Matter-wave interferometers utilizing different isotopes or chemical elements intrinsically have different sensitivities, and the analysis tools available until now are insufficient for accurately estimating the atomic phase difference under many experimental conditions. In this work, we describe and demonstrate two new methods for extracting the differential phase between dual-species atom interferometers for precise tests of the weak equivalence principle (WEP). The first method is a generalized Bayesian analysis, which uses knowledge of the system noise to estimate the differential phase based on a statistical model. The second method utilizes a mechanical accelerometer to reconstruct single-sensor interference fringes based on measurements of the vibration-induced phase. An improved ellipse-fitting algorithm is also implemented as a third method for comparison. These analysis tools are investigated using both numerical simulations and experimental data from simultaneous 87 Rb and 39 K interferometers, and both new techniques are shown to produce bias-free estimates of the differential phase. We also report observations of phase correlations between atom interferometers composed of different chemical species. This correlation enables us to reject common-mode vibration noise by a factor of 730, and to make preliminary tests of the WEP with a sensitivity of 1.6 10 6 × − per measurement with an interrogation time of T = 10 ms. We study the level of vibration rejection by varying the temporal overlap between interferometers in a symmetric timing sequence. Finally, we discuss the limitations of the new analysis methods for future applications of differential atom interferometry.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
atom interferometry
Physics - Atomic Physics
data analysis
equivalence principle
Quantum Physics
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