5 papers
Technical Proposal for the Atom Interferometer CERN Experiment (AICE) Facility
Gianluigi Arduini, Nadja Augst, Mark G. Bason +79
We present the technical proposal for the Atom Interferometer CERN Experiment (AICE), a m vertical atom interferometer to be installed against the wall of the PX…
Characterisation of a strontium cold atom source using fluorescence spectroscopy and time-of-flight
Kamran Hussain, Hamza Labiad, Anna L. Marchant +5
We demonstrate a characterisation methodology for a strontium atomic beam, produced by a two-dimensional magneto-optical trap and delivered via a resonant push beam, using fluoresc…
A prototype differential atom interferometer for fundamental physics
C. F. A. Baynham, R. Hobson, O. Buchmueller +89
Gravitational waves and ultralight dark matter are among the most compelling frontiers in fundamental physics, motivating proposals for Very Long-Baseline Atom Interferometers (VLB…
A High-Flux Source of Cold Strontium with a Loading Rate of atoms/s for Open Release
Thomas Walker, Anna L. Marchant, Elliot Bentine +17
We present a high-flux source of cold strontium atoms based on a two-dimensional magneto-optical trap (2D MOT) and a Zeeman slower. We use the source to load a 3D MOT in a separate…
AION-10: Technical Design Report for a 10m Atom Interferometer in Oxford
K. Bongs, A. Brzakalik, U. Chauhan +89
This Technical Design Report presents AION-10, a 10-meter atom interferometer to be located at Oxford University using ultracold strontium atoms to make precision measurements of f…