Relating the Proca Photon Mass and Cosmic Vector Potential via Solar Wind

Journal Article · Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2009 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.103.201803· OSTI ID:21370830

Ryutov, D D ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551 (United States)

The effect of the Proca photon mass m{sub ph} and cosmic vector potential A{sub C} on the dynamics of solar wind is considered. For large-enough values of the parameter A{sub C}m{sub ph}{sup 2}, the solar wind structure at a distance of approx40 AU from the Sun should change significantly with respect to the actual observed flow. The absence of such deviations gives an upper bound on the parameter A{sub C}m{sub ph}{sup 2} 9 orders of magnitude less than in laboratory experiments measuring torque on a toroidal magnet.

• OSTI ID: 21370830
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 20; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.201803; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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