Upper bounds on the photon mass

Journal Article · Wed Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.82.065026· OSTI ID:21421207

Accioly, Antonio ^[1]; Helayeel-Neto, Jose ^[1]; Scatena, Eslley ^[2]

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1. Laboratorio de Fisica Experimental (LAFEX), Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF), Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, 22290-180, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
2. Instituto de Fisica Teorica (IFT), Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Rua Dr. Bento Teobaldo Ferraz 271, Bl. II-Barra Funda, 01140-070 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)

The effects of a nonzero photon rest mass can be incorporated into electromagnetism in a simple way using the Proca equations. In this vein, two interesting implications regarding the possible existence of a massive photon in nature, i.e., tiny alterations in the known values of both the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron and the gravitational deflection of electromagnetic radiation, are utilized to set upper limits on its mass. The bounds obtained are not as stringent as those recently found; nonetheless, they are comparable to other existing bounds and bring new elements to the issue of restricting the photon mass.

• OSTI ID: 21421207
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 82, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.82.065026; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTROMAGNETISM
ELECTRONS
MAGNETIC MOMENTS
PHOTONS
PROCA EQUATIONS
REST MASS
BOSONS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
FERMIONS
LEPTONS
MAGNETISM
MASS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
RADIATIONS