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He-McKellar-Wilkens topological phase in atom interferometry
Steven Lepoutre, Gérard Trenec, Matthias Büchner +2
We report the first experimental test of the topological phase predicted by He and McKellar and by Wilkens in 1993: this phase, which appears when an electric dipole propagates in…
The BMV experiment : a novel apparatus to study the propagation of light in a transverse magnetic field
Remy Battesti, Benoit Pinto Da Souza, Sebastien Batut +11
In this paper, we describe in detail the BMV (Biréfringence Magnétique du Vide) experiment, a novel apparatus to study the propagation of light in a transverse magnetic field. It i…
First measurements of the index of refraction of gases for lithium atomic waves
Marion Jacquey, Matthias Büchner, Gérard Trénec +1
We report here the first measurements of the index of refraction of gases for lithium waves. Using an atom interferometer, we have measured the real and imaginary part of the index…
Phase noise due to vibrations in Mach-Zehnder atom interferometers
A. Miffre, M. Jacquey, M. Büchner +2
Atom interferometers are very sensitive to accelerations and rotations. This property, which has some very interesting applications, induces a deleterious phase noise due to the se…
Measurement of the electric polarizability of lithium by atom interferometry
Alain Miffre, Marion Jacquey, Matthias Buchner +2
We have built an atom interferometer and, by applying an electric field on one of the two interfering beams, we have measured the static electric polarizability of lithium with a 0…
Parallel Temperatures in Supersonic Beams: Ultra Cooling of Light Atoms seeded in a Heavier Carrier Gas
Alain Miffre, Marion Jacquey, Matthias Buchner +2
We have found recently that, in a supersonic expansion of a mixture of two monoatomic gases, the parallel temperatures of the two gases can be very different. This effect is large…