原子干涉仪和原子光学研究的最新进展

综述了近年来原子干涉仪和原子光学研究领域研究领域工作的最近进展。重点介绍了德布罗意原子物质波干涉仪的基本物理原理，原子的杨氏双缝干涉实验，利用受激拉曼跃迁的原子干涉仪和Ｒａｍｓｅｙ原子干涉仪。     

用于原子干涉仪的拉曼光的制备

原子干涉仪是利用原子物质波的特性而实现的干涉仪,广泛应用于精密测量领域.在原子干涉仪中,通过拉曼光对原子进行相干操作,拉曼光的质量直接影响着干涉仪的技术指标.基于注入锁定技术,采用普通半导体激光器、声光调制器,实现了功率、频率和位相稳定的拉曼光的制备,并对拉曼光的相位噪声技术指标进行了测试.     

基于线性与非线性干涉仪的量子精密测量研究进展

量子精密测量根据量子力学的基本原理,利用光、原子、磁之间的相互作用对待测物理量进行测量.随着实验条件和技术的成熟,如何利用干涉仪进一步提高位相信号这一物理量的测量精度从而打破散粒噪声的限制、突破标准量子极限并逼近海森伯极限成为研究的前沿课题.本文阐述了利用线性干涉仪(包括原子/光子干涉仪)与非线性干涉仪调用不同阶段的量子资源在测量过程中提高参数评估精度的几种方法,通过向干涉仪中输入非经典态来实现高精度测量,如压缩态、双数态、NOON态等,还介绍了为直接观测量子态而发展出的弱测量及其在非厄米系统中的应用和为消除参数之间精度制衡而提出的多参数测量.最后,对几种测量方法进行了分析比较,并展望了量子精密测量的发展前景.     

抽运-检测型原子磁力仪对电流源噪声的测量

用于在宽量程范围内标定原子磁力仪的灵敏度的复现磁场通常由精密电流源和标准线圈产生,电流源噪声将直接影响原子磁力仪在宽量程范围内标定的灵敏度.本文基于抽运-检测型原子磁力仪首先提出抑制复现磁场漂移的磁补偿方法,其次开展宽量程范围内电流源的噪声和原子磁力仪的灵敏度之间依赖关系的研究.研究结果表明,抽运-检测型原子磁力仪的灵敏度主要由电流源噪声决定,因此可用特定磁场下的灵敏度估算电流源在对应输出电流条件下的电流噪声.本文研究对弱磁传感器灵敏度指标的标定、高精度电流源的研制、磁感应强度计量和电流计量的协同发展都具有参考价值.     

等效原理空间实验检验

等效原理地面实验检验已经达到了10-13,为了进一步提高实验精度,寻找新的相互作用和检验引力理论,人们提出了一系列更高精度等效原理检验的卫星计划.文章主要概述了等效原理空间检验的原理、发展历史和发展现状,并对进一步空间等效原理检验进行了简要展望.     

等效原理的实验检验

等效原理是爱因斯坦广义相对论的基本假设之一.关于等效原理的研究及其实验证明,一直是人们关心和探索的热点问题.本文简要阐述等效原理的研究背景,通过对自由落体法和扭秤法检验等效原理的详细介绍来具体讨论等效原理的实验检验.     

冷原子重力仪及重力梯度仪中的姿态扰动研究

冷原子绝对重力仪和冷原子重力梯度仪在外界动平台上的精度相较实验室精度差距较大,其中最主要的振动噪声目前已经有较为成熟的方案进行抑制,而由于载体转动引起的姿态噪声目前尚未研究。从冷原子干涉仪的敏感机制入手,推导了在姿态扰动情况下冷原子绝对重力仪和重力梯度仪的相位改变,并利用双光子拉曼演化方程给出了相应的高阶灵敏度函数补偿方案,提升了冷原子绝对重力仪和重力梯度仪在复杂环境下的灵敏度和环境适应性。     

基于1560 nm外腔式激光器的拉曼光锁相技术

拉曼光产生技术是量子精密测量领域的一个重要研究内容,是冷原子重力仪、冷原子陀螺仪等量子惯性传感器的关键技术.对于铷87原子,需要两束频差6.834 GHz且相位稳定的780 nm激光来产生拉曼光.基于两台外腔式780 nm激光器,并利用光学锁相环技术可以产生拉曼光,但系统复杂、环境适应性不强.基于内腔式1560 nm激光器,通过倍频和电光调制技术也可以产生拉曼光,虽然系统简单、环境适应性强,但测量性能受边带效应影响.受限于内腔式激光器的线宽及反馈带宽性能,一般无法利用光学锁相环方法来产生拉曼光.鉴于此,本文基于两台新型外腔式1560 nm激光器和自制锁相电路系统,实现了一套低相噪的拉曼光系统,相位噪声功率谱在1—10 kHz频段低至–95 dBc/Hz.通过与780 nm双激光器及混合双激光器锁相性能进行比较,发现该方案略具优势.此外,通过分段积分的方法分析了该锁相性能对冷原子干涉仪相位噪声的影响.本文实验结果为研制小型化、外场适用的拉曼光系统提供了一种方案.     

冷原子干涉仪及空间应用

原子干涉仪是利用原子物质波的特性而实现的干涉仪,冷原子具有很小的速度和速度分布以及良好的相干性,因而冷原子干涉仪具有很高的灵敏度.文章介绍了原子干涉仪的基本物理原理、国内外研究进展、原子干涉仪实现方案及其在精密测量和空间科学领域中的应用.     

利用原子干涉仪的相位调制进行绝对转动测量

提出一种基于原子干涉仪的相位调制进行绝对转动测量的方法.以π/2-π-π/2构型的空间型原子干涉仪为例,通过对拉曼激光进行相位调制,然后在动量谱空间测量转动对原子速度谱的调制周期,获得原子干涉仪相对惯性空间的绝对转动.文章对于采用该法进行角速度测量的测量范围以及对相位调制频率的要求进行了分析,对于散粒噪声限下的转动测量灵敏度及其影响因素进行了仿真. 关键词： 原子干涉仪 原子陀螺 相位调制 绝对转动测量     

Effect of gravity gradient in weak equivalence principle test

A high accuracy test of the weak equivalence principle(WEP) is of great scientific significance no matter whether its result is positive. We analyze the gravity gradient effect which is a main systematic error source in the test of WEP.The result shows that the uncompensated gravity gradient effect from the coupling term of the dominated gravity gradient multipole moment component q_(21) and the relative multipole field component Q_(21) contributes to an uncertainty of 1×10~(-11) on the E¨otv¨os parameter. We make a Q_(21) compensation to reduce the effect by about 20 times, and the limit of the test precision due to this coupling is improved to a level of a part in 10~(13).     

Precision measurement with atom interferometry

Development of atom interferometry and its application in precision measurement are reviewed in this paper. The principle, features and the implementation of atom interferometers are introduced, the recent progress of precision measurement with atom interferometry, including determination of gravitational constant and fine structure constant, measurement of gravity, gravity gradient and rotation, test of weak equivalence principle, proposal of gravitational wave detection, and measurement of quadratic Zeeman shift are reviewed in detail. Determination of gravitational redshift, new definition of kilogram, and measurement of weak force with atom interferometry are also briefly introduced.     

Development of an atom gravimeter and status of the 10-meter atom interferometer for precision gravity measurement

Experimental realizations of cold ⁸⁵Rb atom interferometers in Wuhan are reviewed in this paper. The application of atom interferometers in local gravity measurement are reported. The resolutions of gravity measurement are 2.0 × 10⁻⁷g for 1 s and 4.5 × 10⁻⁹g for 1,888 s. The absolute g value was derived with a difference of 1.6 × 10⁻⁷g compared to the gravity reference value. The tidal phenomenon was observed by continuously monitoring the local gravity over 123 h. A 10-meter atom interferometer designed for precision gravity measurement and the equivalence principle test is under construction, the latest status is reported for the first time.     

冷原子气体的时频测量——光晶格原子钟

基于冷原子气体的时频测量在近20年里快速发展,引起了人们的广泛关注,其典型代表是基于大量中性原子的光晶格原子钟。利用超稳钟激光同时探测囚禁在光晶格里成千上万个冷原子的钟跃迁信号,光晶格原子钟已实现10^-18量级的频率准确度和10^-17量级的秒级稳定度,大幅度提高了时频测量的精度。文章概述了光晶格原子钟的发展历史、工作原理、性能评估及应用前景。     

冷原子气体的时频测量——光晶格原子钟

基于冷原子气体的时频测量在近20年里快速发展,引起了人们的广泛关注,其典型代表是基于大量中性原子的光晶格原子钟。利用超稳钟激光同时探测囚禁在光晶格里成千上万个冷原子的钟跃迁信号,光晶格原子钟已实现10^-18量级的频率准确度和10^-17量级的秒级稳定度,大幅度提高了时频测量的精度。文章概述了光晶格原子钟的发展历史、工作原理、性能评估及应用前景。     

Common-mode noise rejection using fringe-locking method in WEP test by simultaneous dual-species atom interferometers

We theoretically investigate the application of the fringe-locking method(FLM) in the dual-species quantum test of the weak equivalence principle(WEP).With the FLM,the measurement is performed invariably at the midfringe,and the extraction of the phase shift for atom interferometers is linearized.For the simultaneous interferometers,this linearization enables a good common-mode rejection of vibration noise,which is usually the main limit for high precision WEP tests of the dual-species kind.We note that this method also allows for an unbiased determination of the gravity accelerations difference,which meanwhile is ready to be implemented.     

Active species in microwave postdischarge for steel-surfacenitriding

Production of nitrogen atoms has been studied in a 2.45-GHz flowing postdischarge in N₂ and N₂-H₂ gas mixtures with Ar as a buffer gas in the high-pressure regime (5×10³ to 6.5×10⁴ Pa). N atom densities have been measured by NO titration in the 10¹⁴-10 ¹⁵ cm³ range and monitored by the first positive emission resulting from the N atom recombination. The rate coefficient of the N+N+N₂ recombination has been found to be _k=6×10^-33 cm⁶ atom^-2 s ^-1 at T₀=300 K, which agrees with previously published data. The N atom production (or degree of N/N₂ dissociation) in front of an Fe-0.1%C substrate correlates well with the thickness of a γ' Fe₄N layer produced by the postdischarge treatment. The H₂ gas was first introduced in the initial phase of treatment to remove surface oxidizing and then was cut off to keep high densities of N atoms. It is deduced that N atoms are more active nitriding species than NH-type radicals     

Mechanisms of matter‐wave diffraction and their application to interferometers

Light pulses have proven to be a powerful and versatile tool to implement beam splitters and mirrors for matter waves enabling atom interferometers. However, for high‐precision measurements with such devices the specific realization is crucial and novel techniques might increase the sensitivity. To illustrate the diversity of light‐pulse beam splitting and the subtle differences between the diffraction mechanisms, we study atomic Raman, Bragg, and the new method of double Bragg diffraction in a coherent way. Moreover, we introduce a versatile formalism to determine the interference signal of a Mach‐Zehnder geometry and give an interpretation in terms of proper‐time difference. In addition, we explore the feasibility of a specular mirror for atoms, which might lead to an interferometer testing the equivalence principle.     

用于反应堆中子/γ 射线混合场测量的涂硼电离室性能

近年来,涂硼电离室已逐渐成为核反应堆周围大通量中子/γ射线混合场监测的辐射探测器之一. 研制了一种高灵敏度涂硼电离室,并给出了其内部结构.用fA级弱电流放大器测得: 当涂硼电离室的工作电压在700 V以下时,漏电流小于1.0 pA; 用Am-Be中子源辐照时测得涂硼电离室的电流曲线坪长为500 V, 坪斜为3.72×10^-4 V^-1;当涂硼电离室的工作电压为400 V时, 对应漏电流为0.4 pA.测试表明涂硼电离室中子信号电流与辐照源的相对位置有关, 将Am-Be中子源置于距石蜡慢化体底部8 cm时,测得中子信号电流最大值为2.0 pA. 用¹³⁷Cs和⁹⁰Sr辐照时测得涂硼电离室γ射线信号电流为 1.0---2.0 pA,但在γ射线场中坪特性不如中子场中坪特性明显. 电离室中子探测灵敏度达1.0×10^-15 Acm²s量级, γ射线探测灵敏度达9.0× 10^-22 Acm²s·eV^-1量级. 这种涂硼电离室漏电流小、灵 敏度高、坪特性好,可用于反应堆周围的中子/γ射线混合场测量.     

用于原子干涉仪实验的锂原子的塞曼减速与磁光囚禁

为了制备适于原子干涉仪实验的低温锂原子样品,开展了锂原子的塞曼减速及与磁光阱囚禁相关的实验研究.设计并实现了一种结构紧凑的腔体内冷式多级线圈叠加的塞曼减速器,将速度小于600 m/s的7Li原子减速到60 m/s,磁光阱装载速率为5×108/s,囚禁原子数目1×109个,原子团的最低温度约为220±30μK.研究了光学黏胶中7Li原子的寿命与囚禁光频率失谐量的关系.这些结果为进一步开展7Li原子亚多普勒冷却、光势阱蒸发冷却以及原子干涉仪实验奠定了基础.