Title :
Development towards a space-flyable atom interferometer-based gravity gradiometer
Author :
Kohel, James M. ; Yu, Nan ; Kellogg, James R. ; Maleki, Lute
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
An atom interferometer-based gravity gradiometer is being developed for subsurface mapping and geodesy, and fundamental physics investigations from space. We report on this design effort along with the details of the current laboratory-based instrument.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; atom optics; geodesy; gravimeters; measurement by laser beam; particle interferometry; zero gravity experiments; fundamental physics; geodesy; gravity gradiometer; space-flyable atom interferometer; subsurface mapping; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Fiber lasers; Gravity; Interferometers; Laboratories; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; 020.0020; 020.7010; 140.3320; 140.7010;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628485
