Test of constancy of speed of light with rotating cryogenic optical resonators

Journal Article · Sun May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.71.050101· OSTI ID:20717698

Antonini, P; Okhapkin, M; Goeklue, E; Schiller, S ^[1]

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1. Institut fuer Experimentalphysik, Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf (Germany)

A test of Lorentz invariance for electromagnetic waves was performed by comparing the resonance frequencies of two optical resonators as a function of orientation in space. In terms of the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl theory, we obtain {beta}-{delta}-1/2=(+0.5{+-}3{+-}0.7)x10{sup -10}, a tenfold improvement compared to the previous best results. We also set a first upper limit for a parameter of the standard model extension test theory, vertical bar ({kappa}-tilde{sub e-}){sup ZZ} vertical bar <2x10{sup -14}.

• OSTI ID: 20717698
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 71, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.050101; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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