4 November 2016
The first comparison between two absolute atom gravimeters took place in the gravimetry laboratory at LNE Trappes from the 28th of september to the the 2nd of octobre 2015. This laboratory is suitable for comparisons or calibrations of instruments other than the LNE-SYRTE CAG. It was the 6th comparison organized on the site and the 7th comparison involving the CAG.
The inter comparison was organized in the frame of the AQG Comité de suivi RESIF (http://www.resif.fr). This atom gravimeter is developed by Muquans (http://www.muquans.com), a spin-off of SYRTE and LP2N, and based on the pioneer concept demonstrated at SYRTE in 2008 (Bodart-APL2010) during the CAG development.