Precision Rotation Measurements with an Atom Interferometer Gyroscope
- 17 March 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 78 (11) , 2046-2049
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.78.2046
Abstract
We report the demonstration of a Sagnac-effect atom interferometer gyroscope which uses stimulated Raman transitions to coherently manipulate atomic wave packets. We have measured the Earth's rotation rate, and demonstrated a short-term sensitivity to rotations of .
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