Observation of fractional charge of 1/3e on matter

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5603025

Phillips, J D; Fairbank, W M; Fisel, C R

Measurements on niobium which show unambiguously the existence of fractional charges of 1/3e are reported. Charge changes of 1/3e on particular spheres when they contact other surfaces continue to be observed. Of six new measurements, four have the same residual charge, one has a residual charge of +1/3e with respect to the four, and one of -1/3e. Extensive measurements and critical analyses have assured us that the background forces are either negligible or have been measured and taken fully into account.

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ., CA
• OSTI ID: 5603025
• Report Number(s): CONF-8205116-; TRN: 85-013224
• Journal Information: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 93; Conference: 5. international conference on novel results in particle physics, Nashville, TN, USA, 24 May 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
QUARKS
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTROSTATICS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
NIOBIUM
SPHERES
DATA
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
INFORMATION
METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
POSTULATED PARTICLES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
645101* - High Energy Physics- Particle Interactions & Properties-Experimental- Electromagnetic Interactions & Properties