Atom interferometric measurement of the newtonian gravitational constant

Project Information

JUERGEN STUHLER

Grant agreement ID: HPMF-CT-2002-01803

Project closed

Start date 1 February 2002

End date 31 January 2004

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002)

Total cost € 130 912,00

EU contribution € 130 912,00

Coordinated by

EUROPEAN LABORATORY FOR NON-LINEAR SPECTROSCOPY
Italy

Objective

A high sensitive atom interferometer based on laser cooling will be built. The phase shift of its signal due to the gravitational potential of a well defined source mass will be detected to precisely measure the Newtonian gravitational constant.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics

Programme(s)

• FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002)

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

EUROPEAN LABORATORY FOR NON-LINEAR SPECTROSCOPY

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Nello Carrara, 1 ; 50019 FIRENZE ; Italy
• Total cost: No data