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atom interferometer [‚ad·əm ‚in·tə·fə′räm·əd·ər]

(physics)

A device which measures the interference effects that result when a beam of atoms is manipulated in such a way that the de Broglie waves of the atoms are split into two components and subsequently recombined.

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No references found			Physicists are even rallying to put an atom interferometer in orbit to test theories like Einstein's general relativity with unparalleled exactness. Extreme measures: Atom interferometry's precision could make it the ... by Callaway, Ewen / Science News Because the atoms move much more slowly than photons, an atom interferometer of the same dimensions as one based on a light laser has the potential to be 10 billion times more sensitive in measurements of the rotation of Earth or other objects, scientists say. Ready, Aim, Squirt by WEISS, PETER / Science News In an atom interferometer, for example, "each atom has been split and is going both ways at once," explains David E. Riding the atomic waves: with the magic of quantum mechanics, an atom ... by Travis, John / Science News			atmospheric scattering atmospheric shell atmospheric shimmer Atmospheric Sounding atmospheric steam curing atmospheric structure atmospheric suspensoids atmospheric tide Atmospheric Transmittance Atmospheric Turbidity atmospheric turbulence Atmospheric Visibility atmospheric-pressure cure atmospheric-pressure steam curing atmospheric-type vacuum breaker Atmospherics ATMP atob Atoka County Atokan atoll atoll texture Atom Atom Bomb atom cluster atom interferometer atom laser atom optics atom probe atom smasher Atom syndication format atom trap trace analysis atomic atomic absorption coefficient atomic absorption spectroscopy atomic airburst atomic ammunition Atomic Artillery atomic battery atomic beam Atomic beams atomic bomb atomic charge atomic clock atomic cloud Atomic Collision atomic connectivity atomic constants atomic core atomic crystal atomic device			Atolls atom atom atom atom Atom (standard) Atom Aggregator Atom Aggregator Atom Aggregators Atom Aggregators Atom and Atomic Theory Atom and Atomic Theory Atom and Atomic Theory atom bomb atom bomb atom bomb Atom bombs Atom bombs Atom Certified Mastermind in Multimedia Atom Chip Quantum Processor Atom clock Atom clock Atom clocks Atom clocks Atom cluster Atom Energy Limited Atom Films Atom Girl Atom Heart Mother Atom heart mother suite atom interferometer Atom laser Atom Monopole-Dipole Interaction Atom nucleus Atom number Atom number Atom number Atom optics Atom physics Atom physics Atom probe Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy Atom Publishing Protocol atom smasher atom smasher atom smashers atom smashers Atom Solutions Demo Fasteners Atom Superposition-Electron Delocalization Atom Syndication Format Atom theory Atom theory Atom theory Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization atom trap Atom Trap Trace Analysis Atom Trap Trace Analysis Atom vibration Atom-Based Software Engineering atom-bomb Atom-Bond Electronegativity Equalization Method

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