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Bloch oscillations in atom interferometry

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In Paris, we are using an atom interferometer to precisely measure the recoil velocity of an atom that absorbs a photon. In order to reach a high sensitivity, many recoils are transferred to atoms using the Bloch oscillations technique. In this paper, I will present in details this technique and its application to high precision measurement. I will especially describe in details how this method allows us to perform an atom recoil measurement at the level of 1.3 × 10−9. This measurement is used in the most precise determination of the fine structure constant that is independent of quantum electrodynamics.

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Reproduced from Proceedings of the International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Course 188, Atom Interferometry, edited by G. M. Tino and M. A. Kasevich (IOS Press, Amsterdam and SIF, Bologna) 2014, pp. 419–455.

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Cladé, P. Bloch oscillations in atom interferometry. Riv. Nuovo Cim. 38, 173–207 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1393/ncr/i2015-10111-3

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