Towards a cold atom gravimeter

This thesis describes the construction of a portable cold atom gravimeter with the aim to be employed in remote locations. Two species of alkali atoms would be eventually used, namely Rubidium-87 and Cesium-133. The advantage of such a system is shorter duty cycle, and shorter dead time. In this the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chew, Andrew
Other Authors: Rainer Helmut Dumke
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/54667