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Ultracold matter

Ultracold matter

Gravity measured using a Bose–Einstein condensate on a chip

22 Nov 2016 Hamish Johnston
Diagram showing the operation of a BEC gravimeter
Free falling: the BEC gravimeter in action. (Courtesy: S Abend/Phys. Rev. Lett.)
A new sensor that measures the local acceleration due to gravity using a Bose–Einstein condensate

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