Gravitational Redshift Tests with Atomic Clocks and Atom Interferometers
Fabio Di Pumpo, Christian Ufrecht, Alexander Friedrich, Enno Giese, Wolfgang P. Schleich, W. G. Unruh
Abstract
Based on the standard derived from atomic clocks, the essential working principles of gravitational redshift tests are transferred to atom interferometers, highlighting the resulting quantum tests of general relativity.
Topics & Concepts
Gravitational redshiftAtom interferometerAstronomical interferometerRedshiftPhysicsAtomic clockGravitationAtom (system on chip)AstrophysicsAstronomyAtomic physicsInterferometryGalaxyComputer scienceEmbedded systemAdvanced Frequency and Time StandardsAtomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates