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May 1, 2017Physical Review Letters242 citationsOpen Access

Phase Shift in an Atom Interferometer due to Spacetime Curvature across its Wave Function

PAPeter AsenbaumCOChris OverstreetTKTim Kovachy

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Spacetime curvature induces tidal forces on the wave function of a single quantum system. Using a dual light-pulse atom interferometer, we measure a phase shift associated with such tidal forces. The macroscopic spatial superposition state in each interferometer (extending over 16 cm) acts as a nonlocal probe of the spacetime manifold. Additionally, we utilize the dual atom interferometer as a gradiometer for precise gravitational measurements.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d72a56a98988943d563c3dhttps://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.118.183602
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