TY - JOUR
T1 - Noise limits in matter-wave interferometry using degenerate quantum gases
AU - Search, Chris P.
AU - Meystre, Pierre
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - We analyze the phase resolution limit of a Mach-Zehnder atom interferometer whose input consists of degenerate quantum gases of either bosons or fermions. 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. We show that for equal atom numbers, the phase resolution achievable with fermions is noticeably better than for interacting bosons.
AB - We analyze the phase resolution limit of a Mach-Zehnder atom interferometer whose input consists of degenerate quantum gases of either bosons or fermions. 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. We show that for equal atom numbers, the phase resolution achievable with fermions is noticeably better than for interacting bosons.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.061601
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.061601
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037201274
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 67
SP - 4
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 6
ER -