TY - JOUR
T1 - Noise limits in matter-wave interferometry using degenerate quantum gases
AU - Search, Chris P.
AU - Meystre, Pierre
PY - 2003/6
Y1 - 2003/6
N2 - The phase resolution limit of a Mach-Zehnder atom interferometer whose input consists of degenerate quantum gases of either bosons or fermions is analyzed. It is indicated that for degenerate gases, the number of atoms within one de Broglie wavelength is larger than unity, so that atom-atom interactions and quantum statistics are no longer negligible. It is shown that for equal atom numbers, the phase resolution achievable with fermions is noticeably better than for interacting bosons.
AB - The phase resolution limit of a Mach-Zehnder atom interferometer whose input consists of degenerate quantum gases of either bosons or fermions is analyzed. It is indicated that for degenerate gases, the number of atoms within one de Broglie wavelength is larger than unity, so that atom-atom interactions and quantum statistics are no longer negligible. It is shown that for equal atom numbers, the phase resolution achievable with fermions is noticeably better than for interacting bosons.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0041977262
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 67
SP - 616011
EP - 616014
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 6
M1 - 061601
ER -