Lin Zhou
lzhou@apm.ac.cn
Education
2005-2011 Ph.D. in Atomic and Molecular Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2001-2005 Bachelor's Degree in Applied Physics, Central South University
Experience
2022-Present Scientist, Hefei National Laboratory
2019-Present Associate Professor, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2019-Present Associate Professor, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2011-2013 Assistant Researcher, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Overview of Academic Research
Prof. Zhou Lin’s research interest is the systematic study on atom interferometers and high-precision gravity measurement, focused on long-baseline atom interferometry technology and application exploration, high-precision tests of the equivalence principle, and atom gravimeter.
His major achievements include:
* Established a 10-meter atom interferometer platform in Wuhan and developed the four-wave double-diffraction dual-species atom interferometry technique. This achieved atom interference fringes with a free evolution time of 2.86 seconds and a differential measurement resolution of 8.6 × 10⁻¹² g.
* Equivalence principle tests using rubidium isotopes, achieving precision at the 10⁻¹⁰ level;
* Developed novel techniques for atomic gravimeters, focusing on key technologies such as high sampling rates and real-time measurement.
Research Directions/Fields:
Long baseline atom interferometer and its applications
Tests of the equivalence principle with atoms
New method for atomic gravimeters
Major Honors and Awards
2015 Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Science and Technology Breakthrough Award
Representative Publications
1. Si-Tong Yan, et al. Absolute-phase-shift measurement in a phase-shear-readout atom interferometer. Phy. Rev. A 108, 063313 (2023)
2. Lin Zhou et al. Toward a high-precision mass–energy test of the equivalence principle with atom interferometers, Front. Phys. 10 (2022)
3. Lin Zhou et al. Joint mass-and-energy test of the equivalence principle at the 10(-10) level using atoms with specified mass and internal energy. Phy. Rev. A 104(2) (2021)
4. Lin Zhou et al. Test of Equivalence Principle at 10(-8) Level by a Dual-Species Double-Diffraction Raman Atom Interferometer. Phy. Rev. Lett. 115(1) (2015)
5. Lin Zhou et al. Development of an atom gravimeter and status of the 10-meter atom interferometer for precision gravity measurement. Gen. Rel. Grav. 43(7): 1931-1942 (2011)