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Atom Interferometer Measurement of the Newtonian Constant of Gravity
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We measured the Newtonian constant of gravity, G , using a gravity gradiometer based on atom interferometry. The gradiometer measures the differential acceleration of two samples of laser-cooled Cs atoms. The change in gravitational field along one dimension is measured when a well-characterized Pb mass is displaced. Here, we report a value of G = 6.693 × 10 –11 cubic meters per kilogram second squared, with a standard error of the mean of ±0.027 × 10 –11 and a systematic error of ±0.021 × 10 –11 cubic meters per kilogram second squared. The possibility that unknown systematic errors still exist in traditional measurements makes it important to measure G with independent methods.
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- Authors
- Fixler, J. B., Foster, G. T., McGuirk, J. M., & Kasevich, M. A.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2007-01-05
- Volume
- 315
- Issue
- 5808
- Pages
- 74-77
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2009012440
- Cited by
- 554
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 28.58
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- closed
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