Advanced Atomic Sources for Precision Measurement

The precise measurement of time, length, acceleration, rotation, magnetic fields, electric fields and gravitational fields underpins all our medical science, climate change research, mineral exploration, and our navigational, and communications technologies. Precision measurement leads to new technologies that improve our lives and provides new insights into fundamental science. Precision measurement is one of the cornerstones of human success. The aim of this proposal is to develop advanced atom beams to enable precise measurements of the quantities listed above to be made with sensitivities at or better than the quantum limit. The sources will find application in defence, industry and fundamental science.