LONGITUDINAL STERN-GERLACH ATOMIC INTERFEROMETRY USING VELOCITY SELECTED ATOMIC-BEAMS

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CHORMAIC, SN [1 ]
WIEDEMANN, V [1 ]
MINIATURA, C [1 ]
ROBERT, J [1 ]
LEBOITEUX, S [1 ]
LORENT, V [1 ]
GORCEIX, O [1 ]
FERON, S [1 ]
REINHARDT, J [1 ]
BAUDON, J [1 ]
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[1] ST PATRICKS COLL,DEPT EXPTL PHYS,MAYNOOTH,KILDARE,IRELAND
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10.1088/0953-4075/26/7/011
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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New experiments have been carried out on a velocity selected beam of H(D)* (2s1/2) atoms using a longitudinal Stern-Gerlach atomic interferometer. A large number of fringes of the interference pattern has been observed. The results are in good agreement with theoretical predictions. An application to a topological phaseshift of the Aharonov-Anandan type is given.
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页码:1271 / 1279
页数:9
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