Fundamental tests of Quantum Mechanics with the Atom Laser.

这是一项引人注目的科学研究，对澳大利亚在世界科学界的地位至关重要。2003年，通过ARC量子原子光学中心的成立，原子光学被选为澳大利亚科学的一个关键领域，并且属于前沿技术优先资助领域的突破科学类别。本论文提出的实验方案对澳大利亚已经很强大的原子光学实验研究做出了贡献。为了保持在基础物理研究的前沿，澳大利亚必须在这一领域保持世界级的研究努力。

This is high profile scientific research that is important to Australia's standing in the world scientific community. Atom optics was singled out as a key area of Australian science through the formation of the ARC Centre for Quantum Atom Optics in 2003, and is in the Breakthrough Science category of the Frontier Technologies priority funding area. The experimental schemes developed in this proposal contribute to the already strong experimental atom optics research in Australia. In order to remain at the forefront of fundamental physics research, Australia must maintain a world-class research effort in this area.