Constraining symmetron fields with atom interferometry

Burrage, Clare; Kuribayashi-Coleman, Andrew; Stevenson, James; Thrussell, Ben

Abstract

We apply the new constraints from atom-interferometry searches for screening mechanisms to the symmetron model, finding that these experiments exclude a previously unexplored region of the parameter space. We discuss the possibility of networks of domain walls forming in the vacuum chamber, and how this could be used to discriminate between models of screening.

Citation

Burrage, C., Kuribayashi-Coleman, A., Stevenson, J., & Thrussell, B. (2016). Constraining symmetron fields with atom interferometry. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2016, Article 041. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2016/12/041

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 28, 2016
• Publication Date: Dec 28, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 21, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 21, 2017
• Journal: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
• Electronic ISSN: 1475-7516
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2016
• Article Number: 041
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2016/12/041
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/831939
• Publisher URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1475-7516/2016/12/041/meta