Tests of Relativity by Complementary Rotating Michelson-Morley Experiments
2007; American Physical Society; Volume: 99; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1103/physrevlett.99.050401
ISSN1092-0145
AutoresHolger Müller, Paul L. Stanwix, Michael E. Tobar, E.N. Ivanov, Peter Wolf, Sven Herrmann, Alexander Senger, Evgeny Kovalchuk, Achim Peters,
Tópico(s)Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
ResumoWe report relativity tests based on data from two simultaneous Michelson-Morley experiments, spanning a period of more than 1 yr. Both were actively rotated on turntables. One (in Berlin, Germany) uses optical Fabry-Perot resonators made of fused silica; the other (in Perth, Australia) uses microwave whispering-gallery sapphire resonators. Within the standard model extension, we obtain simultaneous limits on Lorentz violation for electrons (5 coefficients) and photons (8) at levels down to ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}16}$, improved by factors between 3 and 50 compared to previous work.
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