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New apparatus design for high-precision measurement of G with atom interferometry

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We propose a new scheme for an improved determination of the Newtonian gravitational constant G and evaluate it by numerical simulations. Cold atoms in free fall are probed by atom interferometry measurements to characterize the gravitational field generated by external source masses. Two source mass configurations having different geometries and using different materials are compared to identify an optimized experimental setup for the G measurement. The effects of the magnetic fields used to manipulate the atoms and to control the interferometer phase are also characterized.

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge financial support from INFN and the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) under the aegis of Progetto Premiale “Interferometro Atomico” and PRIN 2015. GR acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council, Grant No. 804815 (MEGANTE).

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia and LENS, Università di Firenze, INFN Sezione di Firenze, via Sansone 1, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy

    M. Jain, G. M. Tino & G. Rosi

  2. European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2200, AG, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    L. Cacciapuoti

  3. CNR-IFAC, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

    G. M. Tino

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Jain, M., Tino, G.M., Cacciapuoti, L. et al. New apparatus design for high-precision measurement of G with atom interferometry. Eur. Phys. J. D 75, 197 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-021-00212-6

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