Open AccessTesting Atom and Neutron Neutrality with Atom Interferometry
Author(s) -
Asimina Arvanitaki,
Savas Dimopoulos,
Andrew Geraci,
Jason M. Hogan,
Mark A. Kasevich
Publication year - 2008
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/921618
Subject(s) - atom interferometer , physics , atom (system on chip) , neutron , atomic physics , scalar (mathematics) , interferometry , nuclear physics , optics , astronomical interferometer , computer science , mathematics , geometry , embedded system
We propose an atom-interferometry experiment based on the scalar Aharonov-Bohm effect which detects an atom charge at the 10{sup -28} e level, and improves the current laboratory limits by 8 orders of magnitude. This setup independently probes neutron charges down to 10{sup 28} e, 7 orders of magnitude below current bounds
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