'PAINTS: Commercialisation of a Practical Atom Interferometer for Sensing

PAINTS：用于传感的实用原子干涉仪的商业化

• 批准号: EP/M508226/1
• 负责人: Vincent Boyer
• 金额: $ 14.97万
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FM508226%2F1
• 关键词: PAINTS; Commercialisation; Practical; Atom; Interferometer

In an atom interferometer, the atoms act as miniature test masses and are sensitive to gravity and motion. This is aquantum technology as it relies on the interference of the atoms with each other, a manifestation of wave-particle duality,i.e. the fact that matter can behave like a wave under certain circumstances; it is the quantum nature of the technique thataffords it great sensitivity. This project will, for the first time, demonstrate an atom interferometer in a UK commercialenvironment. The expertise of M Squared Lasers in laser engineering and system integration will be combined with theacademic excellence of the University of Birmingham to create a collaborative team capable of delivering the proposedcommercial product. Gravitational sensors enable one to see through matter and below the ground. Applications can beenvisaged in many sectors, from the detection of new oil and gas deposits, surveying unknown underground infrastructuresuch as pipes and cables, to monitoring the water table.

在原子干涉仪中，原子充当微型测试质量，对重力和运动敏感。这是量子技术，因为它依赖于原子之间的干涉，是波粒二象性的体现，即事实上，物质在某些情况下可以表现得像波；该技术的量子特性使其具有极高的灵敏度。该项目将首次在英国商业环境中展示原子干涉仪。 M Squared Lasers 在激光工程和系统集成方面的专业知识将与伯明翰大学的卓越学术相结合，创建一个能够交付拟议商业产品的协作团队。重力传感器使人们能够透视物质和地下。可以在许多领域设想应用，从检测新的石油和天然气矿藏、测量管道和电缆等未知的地下基础设施，到监测地下水位。