Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 1, 0102002(2021)

Technical Development of Absolute Gravimeter: Laser Interferometry and Atom Interferometry

Shuqing Wu1,2、** and Tianchu Li1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Time and Frequency Metrology Division of National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Time and Frequency of State Administration for Market Regulation, Beijing 100029, China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Principle of laser absolute gravimeter[2]
    Composition of laser absolute gravimeter
    JILA absolute gravimeter[3]
    FG5 and FG5X absolute gravimeters from Micro-g Lacoste company[5-6]
    IMGC02 absolute gravimeter[8]
    FGC cam type absolute gravimeter[9]
    NIM-3A absolute gravimeter
    Basic principle. (a) Stimulated Raman transition; (b) schematic of atomic interference
    Schematic of working principle of atom interferometry absolute gravimeter
    Atomic interference fringes[29]
    System structure diagram of atom interferometry absolute gravimeter[30]
    Vacuum system of NIM-AGRb-1 atom interferometry absolute gravimeter [29]
    Schematic of optical system of NIM-AGRb-1 atom interferometry absolute gravimeter
    Schematic of a small optical system. (a) Schematic of a small optical system developed by the French space agency group[39]; (b) laser frequency distribution
    Long term gravity measurement data. (a) Long term gravity measurement data of NIM-AGRb-1 atom interferometry absolute gravimeter; (b) experimental data and theoretical difference [28]
    Allan variance of NIM-AGRb-1 gravity measurement data[28]
    • Table 1. Sensitivity of atomic gravimeters of some research groups at home and abroad

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      Table 1. Sensitivity of atomic gravimeters of some research groups at home and abroad

      InstitutionSensitivity /(μGal·Hz-1/2)
      SYRTE5.7
      Humboldt University9.6
      Berkeley37
      HUST4.2
      APM28
      ZJUT300
      NIM44
    • Table 2. NIM-AGRb-1 system error evaluation table[28]

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      Table 2. NIM-AGRb-1 system error evaluation table[28]

      GravimeterSystematic effectBias /μGalUncertainty /μGal
      keff independent0.00.5
      Self gravity3.30.1
      Two-photon light shift-4.20.9
      Detection-19.70.6
      NIM-AGRb-1Coriolis-0.30.2
      Wavefront1.35.0
      Laser frequency1.00.3
      Microwave frequency0.00.1
      Verticality0.00.2
      Total-18.65.2
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    Paper Information

    Category: Atomic and Molecular Physics

    Received: Aug. 4, 2020

    Accepted: Sep. 17, 2020

    Published Online: Feb. 23, 2021

    The Author Email: Wu Shuqing (wushq@nim.ac.cn), Li Tianchu (litch@nim.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0102002

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