%0 Generic %1 Cadoret2008 %A Cadoret, Malo %A Mirandes, Estefania De %A Cladé, Pierre %A Schwob, Catherine %A Nez, François %A Julien, Lucile %A Biraben, François %A Guellati-Khélifa, Saïda %D 2008 %K fine-structure-constant imported %T Determination of the fine structure constant with atom interferometry and Bloch oscillations %U http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.3139 %X We use Bloch oscillations to transfer coherently many photon momenta to atoms. Then we can measure accurately the recoil velocity $k/m$ and deduce the fine structure constant $\alpha$. The velocity variation due to Bloch oscillations is measured using atom interferometry. This method yields to a value of the fine structure constant $\alpha^-1= 137.035 999 45 (62)$ with a relative uncertainty of about $4.5 10^-9$.

@misc{Cadoret2008, abstract = { We use Bloch oscillations to transfer coherently many photon momenta to atoms. Then we can measure accurately the recoil velocity $\hbar k/m$ and deduce the fine structure constant $\alpha$. The velocity variation due to Bloch oscillations is measured using atom interferometry. This method yields to a value of the fine structure constant $\alpha^{-1}= 137.035 999 45 (62)$ with a relative uncertainty of about $4.5 \times 10^{-9}$. }, added-at = {2008-12-20T21:28:28.000+0100}, author = {Cadoret, Malo and Mirandes, Estefania De and Cladé, Pierre and Schwob, Catherine and Nez, François and Julien, Lucile and Biraben, François and Guellati-Khélifa, Saïda}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b1486c63db920a4510ced7341ddf128a/michael.sherbon}, description = {Determination of the fine structure constant with atom interferometry and Bloch oscillations}, interhash = {03d4af4d0f2f9fc3b0f07a054e4c2ac9}, intrahash = {b1486c63db920a4510ced7341ddf128a}, keywords = {fine-structure-constant imported}, note = {cite arxiv:0812.3139 }, timestamp = {2009-01-05T20:23:45.000+0100}, title = {Determination of the fine structure constant with atom interferometry and Bloch oscillations}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.3139}, year = 2008 }