Ultracold neutrons, quantum effects of gravity and the weak equivalence principle

被引:35
作者
Bertolami, O
Nunes, FM
机构
[1] Inst Super Tecn, Dept Fis, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] Univ Fernando Pessoa, P-4200 Oporto, Portugal
关键词
GRAVITATIONAL-FIELD; EXTRA DIMENSIONS; ACCELERATION; SEARCH; STATES; LAW;
D O I
10.1088/0264-9381/20/5/103
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We consider an extension of a recent experiment with ultracold neutrons and the quantization of their vertical motion in order to test the weak equivalence principle. We show that an improvement in the energy resolution of the experiment may allow us to establish a modest limit to the weak equivalence principle and the gravitational screening constant. We also discuss the influence on a possible new interaction of nature.
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页码:L61 / L66
页数:6
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