Atom Interferometry
Atom interferometry is a high precision measurement technique. Interference via atoms rather than light provides a theoretical 1011 increase in sensitivity of gyro-scopes, as well as achieving the world's most precise measurements of local gravity.
Atom interferometry can also, amongst other things, be used to measure Newton's constant, the fine-structure constant and to test Lorentz invariance.
Atom interferometry is being developed at the University of Liverpool with a view towards a search for the dark contents of the vacuum and the dark universe, and as a test stand for inertial sensing applications.
Group Members
Professor Jason Ralph (Electrical Engineering and Electronics)
Graduate Students
A. Carroll
G. Elertas
R. Moore