ua nt - p h / 01 11 05 2 v 1 8 N ov 2 00 1 High contrast Mach - Zehnder lithium atom interferometer in the Bragg regime
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We have constructed an atom interferometer of the Mach-Zehnder type, operating with a thermal lithium beam. Atom diffraction uses Bragg diffraction on laser standing waves. With first order diffraction, our apparatus has given a large signal and a very good fringe contrast (74%), which we believe to be the highest ever observed with atom interferometers. This apparatus will be applied to high sensitivity measurements.
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