Jesse Schelfhout: Publications

Single-photon large-momentum-transfer atom interferometry scheme for Sr or Yb atoms with application to determining the fine-structure constant

Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics American Physical Society 110:5 (2024) 053309

Authors:

Jesse Schelfhout, Thomas Hird, Kenneth Hughes, Christopher Foot

Abstract:

The leading experimental determinations of the fine-structure constant 𝛼 currently rely on atomic photon-recoil measurements from Ramsey-Bordé atom interferometry with large-momentum transfer to provide an absolute mass measurement. We propose an experimental scheme for an intermediate-scale differential atom interferometer to measure the photon recoil of neutral atomic species with a single-photon optical clock transition. We calculate trajectories for our scheme that optimize the recoil phase while nullifying the undesired gravity-gradient phase by considering independently launching two clouds of ultracold atoms with the appropriate initial conditions. For Sr and Yb, we find an atom interferometer of height 3 m to be sufficient for an absolute mass measurement precision of 𝛥⁢𝑚/𝑚∼1×10−11 with current technology. Such a precise measurement would halve the current uncertainty in 𝛼 — an uncertainty that would no longer be limited by an absolute mass measurement. The removal of this limitation would allow the current uncertainty in 𝛼 to be reduced by a factor of 10 by corresponding improvements in relative mass measurements, thus paving the way for higher-precision tests of the standard model of particle physics.

A Prototype Atom Interferometer to Detect Dark Matter and Gravitational Waves

(2025)

Authors:

CFA Baynham, R Hobson, O Buchmueller, D Evans, L Hawkins, L Iannizzotto-Venezze, A Josset, D Lee, E Pasatembou, BE Sauer, MR Tarbutt, T Walker, O Ennis, U Chauhan, A Brzakalik, S Dey, S Hedges, B Stray, M Langlois, K Bongs, T Hird, S Lellouch, M Holynski, B Bostwick, J Chen, Z Eyler, V Gibson, TL Harte, CC Hsu, M Karzazi, C Lu, B Millward, J Mitchell, N Mouelle, B Panchumarthi, J Scheper, U Schneider, X Su, Y Tang, K Tkalcec, M Zeuner, S Zhang, Y Zhi, L Badurina, A Beniwal, D Blas, J Carlton, J Ellis, C McCabe, G Parish, D Pathak Govardhan, V Vaskonen, T Bowcock, K Bridges, A Carroll, J Coleman, G Elertas, S Hindley, C Metelko, H Throssell, JN Tinsley, E Bentine, M Booth, D Bortoletto, N Callaghan, C Foot, C Gomez-Monedero, K Hughes, A James, T Leese, A Lowe, J March-Russell, J Sander, J Schelfhout, I Shipsey, D Weatherill, D Wood, MG Bason, K Hussain, H Labiad, AL Marchant, TC Thornton, T Valenzuela, SN Balashov, P Majewski, D Newbold, MGD van der Grinten, Z Pan, Z Tam, I Wilmut, K Clarke, A Vick

A high-flux atomic strontium oven with light-driven flux modulation

(2026)

Authors:

Kenneth M Hughes, Jesse S Schelfhout, Charu Mishra, Timothy Leese, Elliot Bentine, Christopher J Foot

AION-10: Technical Design Report for a 10m Atom Interferometer in 91̽��

(2025)

Authors:

K Bongs, A Brzakalik, U Chauhan, S Dey, O Ennis, S Hedges, T Hird, M Holynski, S Lellouch, M Langlois, B Stray, B Bostwick, J Chen, Z Eyler, V Gibson, TL Harte, CC Hsu, M Karzazi, C Lu, B Millward, J Mitchell, N Mouelle, B Panchumarthi, J Scheper, U Schneider, X Su, Y Tang, K TkalÄec, M Zeuner, S Zhang, Y Zhi, K Clarke, A Vick, CFA Baynham, O BuchmÃ¼ller, D Evans, L Hawkins, R Hobson, L Iannizzotto-Venezze, A Josset, D Lee, E Pasatembou, BE Sauer, MR Tarbutt, T Walker, L Badurina, A Beniwal, D Blas, J Carlton, J Ellis, C McCabe, G Parish, D Pathak Govardhan, V Vaskonen, T Bowcock, K Bridges, A Carroll, J Coleman, G Elertas, S Hindley, C Metelko, H Throssell, JN Tinsley, E Bentine, M Booth, D Bortoletto, C Foot, N Callaghan, C Gomez-Monedero, K Hughes, A James, T Leese, A Lowe, J March-Russell, J Sander, J Schelfhout, I Shipsey, D Weatherill, D Wood, SN Balashov, MG Bason, K Hussain, H Labiad, P Majewski, AL Marchant, D Newbold, Z Pan, Z Tam, TC Thornton, T Valenzuela, MGD van der Grinten, I Wilmut

Centralized design and production of the ultra-high vacuum and laser-stabilization systems for the AION ultra-cold strontium laboratories

AVS Quantum Science American Vacuum Society 6:1 (2024) 014409

Authors:

B Stray, O Ennis, S Hedges, S Dey, M Langlois, K Bongs, S Lellouch, M Holynski, B Bostwick, J Chen, Z Eyler, V Gibson, TL Harte, CC Hsu, M Karzazi, J Mitchell, N Mouelle, U Schneider, Y Tang, K Tkalcec, Y Zhi, K Clarke, A Vick, K Bridges, J Coleman, G Elertas, L Hawkins, S Hindley, K Hussain, C Metelko, H Throssell, CFA Baynham, O Buchmüller, D Evans, R Hobson, L Iannizzotto-Venezze, A Josset, E Pasatembou, BE Sauer, MR Tarbutt, L Badurina, A Beniwal, D Blas, J Carlton, J Ellis, C McCabe, E Bentine, M Booth, D Bortoletto, C Foot, CM Gómez-Monedero Castellanos, T Hird, K Hughes, A James, A Lowe, J March-Russell, J Schelfhout, I Shipsey, D Weatherill, D Wood, S Balashov, MG Bason, J Boehm, M Courthold, M van der Grinten, P Majewski, AL Marchant, D Newbold, Z Pan, Z Tam, T Valenzuela, I Wilmut

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