Test of Cosmic Spatial Isotropy for Polarized Electrons Using a Rotatable Torsion Balance

dc.creatorHou, Li-Shing
dc.creatorNi, Wei-Tou
dc.creatorLi, Yu-Chu M.
dc.date2000-09-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:48:26Z
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dc.descriptionTo test the cosmic spatial isotropy, we use a rotatable torsion balance carrying a transversely spin-polarized ferrimagnetic Dy_{6}Fe_{23} mass. With a rotation period of one hour, the period of anisotropy signal is reduced from one sidereal day by about 24 times, and hence the 1/f noise is greatly reduced. Our present experimental results constrain the cosmic anisotropy Hamiltonian H = C_{1} sigma_{1} + C_{2} sigma_{2} + C_{3} sigma_{3} (sigma_{3} is in the axis of earth rotation) to (C_{1}^{2} +C_{2}^{2})^{1/2} = (1.8 +- 5.3) X 10^{-21} eV and | C_{3} | = (1.2 +- 3.5) X 10^{-19} eV. This improves the previous limits on (C_{1},C_{2}) by 120 times and C_{3} by a factor of 800.
dc.description6 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0009012
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0009012
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.90:201101,2003
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.201101
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/202922
dc.subjectSpace Physics
dc.titleTest of Cosmic Spatial Isotropy for Polarized Electrons Using a Rotatable Torsion Balance
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