title: Bose-Einstein condensates and precision measurements.
abstract: An ongoing challenge in physics is to make increasingly accurate measurements of physical quantities. Bose-Einstein condensates in atomic gases are ideal candidates for use in precision measurement schemes since they are extremely cold and have laser-like coherence properties. In this paper, we review these two attributes and discuss how they could be exploited to improve the resolution in a range of different measurements.
authors.affiliation: Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunningham
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burnett
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005740:Gases / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards*; D007394:International System of Units / Q000592:standards*; D038622:Internationality; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010825:Physics / Q000592:standards*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012015:Reference Standards; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D005740:Gases