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Constraining symmetron fields with atom interferometry (2016)
Journal Article
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

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 do... Read More about Constraining symmetron fields with atom interferometry.

A proposed experimental search for chameleons using asymmetric parallel plates (2016)
Journal Article
Burrage, C., Copeland, E. J., & Stevenson, J. A. (2016). A proposed experimental search for chameleons using asymmetric parallel plates. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2016(8), https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2016/08/070

Light scalar fields coupled to matter are a common consequence of theories of dark energy and attempts to solve the cosmological constant problem. The chameleon screening mechanism is commonly invoked in order to suppress the fifth forces mediated by... Read More about A proposed experimental search for chameleons using asymmetric parallel plates.