Precision measurement of the photon recoil of an atom using atomic interferometry
- 3 May 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 70 (18) , 2706-2709
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.70.2706
Abstract
The atomic recoil from the absorption of up to 60 photons is measured using an atom interferometer. We determine ħ/ with a precision of in 2 h of integration time.
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