We perform a precision atom interferometry experiment to test the universality of free fall.Our experiment employs the Bragg atom interferometer with 87Rb atoms either in hyperfine state|F=1,mF=0>or|F=2,mF=0>,an...We perform a precision atom interferometry experiment to test the universality of free fall.Our experiment employs the Bragg atom interferometer with 87Rb atoms either in hyperfine state|F=1,mF=0>or|F=2,mF=0>,and the wave packets in these two states are diffracted by one pair of Bragg beams alternatively,which is helpful for suppressing common-mode systematic errors.We obtain an Eotvos ratioη1-2=(0.9±2.7)×10^-10,and set a new record on the precision with improvement of nearly 5 times.This measurement also provides constraint on the difference of the diagonal terms of the mass-energy operator.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11625417,91636219,11727809,91736311,and 11922404).
文摘We perform a precision atom interferometry experiment to test the universality of free fall.Our experiment employs the Bragg atom interferometer with 87Rb atoms either in hyperfine state|F=1,mF=0>or|F=2,mF=0>,and the wave packets in these two states are diffracted by one pair of Bragg beams alternatively,which is helpful for suppressing common-mode systematic errors.We obtain an Eotvos ratioη1-2=(0.9±2.7)×10^-10,and set a new record on the precision with improvement of nearly 5 times.This measurement also provides constraint on the difference of the diagonal terms of the mass-energy operator.
