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View SchemaQuantum fluctuations for drag free geodesic motion
| Authors | Jean-Michel Courty, Serge Reynaud |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9907095 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9907095 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1464-4266/2/2/304 |
| Journal | J.Opt.B Quant.Semiclass.Opt. 2 (2000) 90-93 |
Abstract
The drag free technique is used to force a proof mass to follow a geodesic motion. The mass is protected from perturbations by a cage, and the motion of the latter is actively controlled to follow the motion of the proof mass. We present a theoretical analysis of the effects of quantum fluctuations for this technique. We show that a perfect drag free operation is in principle possible at the quantum level, in spite of the back action exerted on the mass by the position sensor.
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