Observation of Free-Space Single-Atom Matter Wave Interference

被引：31

作者：

Parazzoli, L. P. ^{[1
]}

Hankin, A. M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Biedermann, G. W. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA

[2] Univ New Mexico, Dept Phys & Astron, Ctr Quantum Informat & Control CQuIC, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2012年 / 109卷 / 23期

关键词：

INTERFEROMETRY; MILLIMETER; FORCES;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.230401

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We observe matter wave interference of a single cesium atom in free fall. The interferometer is an absolute sensor of acceleration and we show that this technique is sensitive to forces at the level of 3.2 x 10(-27) N with a spatial resolution at the micron scale. We observe the build up of the interference pattern one atom at a time in a free-space interferometer where the mean path separation extends far beyond the coherence length of the atom. Using the coherence length of the atom wave packet as a metric, we directly probe the velocity distribution and measure the temperature of a single atom in free fall. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.230401

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