SEARCH FOR SMALL VIOLATIONS OF THE SYMMETRIZATION POSTULATE IN AN EXCITED-STATE OF HELIUM

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作者
DEILAMIAN, K
GILLASPY, JD
KELLEHER, DE
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[1] National Institute of Standards and Technology, Physics Laboratory, Gaithersburg
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.4787
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have searched for the existence of the permutation symmetric 1s2s S1 state of helium in an atomic beam. Such a state directly violates the symmetrization postulate (SP) of quantum mechanics and implies a breakdown of the Pauli exclusion principle. Our data constrain recent SP-violating models at the 5 ppm level. This is the first experiment to look systematically for an SP-violating state with no multiple occupancy of a quantum state. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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