Detecting the Harmonic Vibrations of Micro Amplitudes and Low Frequencies with Atomic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

Abstract

We study the effects of atomic beams harmonic vibrations of micro amplitudes and low frequencies on the mean atomic numbers of the detectors in atomic Mach-Zehnder interferometer, where the two atomic beams are in the same wave surface and have the same phases. We propose a vibrant factor F to quantitatively describe the effects of atomic beams vibrations. It shows that: (i)the vibrant factor F depends on the relative vibrant displacements and the initial phases rather than the absolute amplitudes, (ii)the factor F increases with the increase of the initial phases, and (iii)the frequencies can be derived from equal time interval measurement of the mean atomic numbers. These results imply that it is possible to detect the vibrations of micro amplitudes and low frequencies by measuring the variations of mean atomic numbers.

arXiv comment10 pages, 2 figures, to appear in General Relativity and Gravitation

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