Speaker
Chris Overstreet
Description
Light-pulse atom interferometers, which use lasers to separate and interfere atomic wave packets, are sensitive probes of inertial and gravitational forces. In this talk, I will outline the key concepts that underlie this experimental technique. I will also discuss several applications of atom interferometry for fundamental physics, including tests of the equivalence principle, measurements of fundamental constants, gravitational wave astronomy, and searches for dark matter.
