D.O. Sabulsky
Experiment to Detect Dark Energy Forces Using Atom Interferometry
Sabulsky, D.O.; Dutta, I.; Hinds, E.A.; Elder, B.; Burrage, C.; Copeland, Edmund J.
Authors
I. Dutta
E.A. Hinds
B. Elder
CLARE BURRAGE Clare.Burrage@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Physics
EDMUND COPELAND Ed.Copeland@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Physics
Abstract
The accelerated expansion of the universe motivates a wide class of scalar field theories that modify General Relativity (GR) on large scales. Such theories require a screening mechanism to suppress the new force in regions where the weak field limit of GR has been experimentally tested. We have used atom interferometry to measure the acceleration of an atom toward a macroscopic test mass inside a high vacuum chamber, where new forces can be unscreened. Our measurement shows no evidence of new forces, a result that places stringent bounds on chameleon and symmetron theories of modified gravity.
Citation
Sabulsky, D., Dutta, I., Hinds, E., Elder, B., Burrage, C., & Copeland, E. J. (2019). Experiment to Detect Dark Energy Forces Using Atom Interferometry. Physical Review Letters, 123(6), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.061102
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 18, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 6, 2019 |
Publication Date | Aug 9, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Jul 16, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 12, 2019 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Print ISSN | 0031-9007 |
Electronic ISSN | 1079-7114 |
Publisher | American Physical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 123 |
Issue | 6 |
Article Number | 061102 |
Pages | 1-6 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.061102 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2312852 |
Publisher URL | https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.061102 |
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