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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert Compton, Loretto, MN (US);
Kenneth Salit, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/58 (2006.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01); G01V 7/00 (2006.01); G21K 1/00 (2006.01); H05H 3/02 (2006.01); G01P 15/02 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/006 (2013.01); G01C 19/58 (2013.01); G01P 15/02 (2013.01); G01P 15/08 (2013.01); H05H 3/02 (2013.01); G01V 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for a method of launching atoms in an atom interferometer. The method includes determining a direction of the total effective acceleration force on the atoms, controlling a direction of launch of the atoms for measurement in the atom interferometer based on the direction of the total effective acceleration force, and obtaining measurements from the atoms.