Abstract
Physics at the Planck scale could be revealed by looking for tiny violations of fundamental symmetries in low energy experiments. In 2008, a sensitive test of the isotropy of the universe has been performed with stored ultracold neutrons (UCN), this is the first clock-comparison experiment performed with free neutrons. During several days we monitored the Larmor frequency of neutron spins in a weak magnetic field using the Ramsey resonance technique. A nonzero cosmic axial field, violating rotational symmetry, would induce a daily variation of the precession frequency. Our null result constitutes one of the most stringent tests of Lorentz invariance to date.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 2365-2369 |
Seitenumfang | 5 |
Fachzeitschrift | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
Jahrgang | 406 |
Ausgabenummer | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Juni 2011 |
Extern publiziert | Ja |