Measuring Atoms for Better Navigation and Mineral Detection (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Measuring Atoms for Better Navigation and Mineral Detection

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Lasers can trap and cool a gas of atoms can be used to make an ultra-precise measurement device called an atom interferometer.

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