Limits on new forces coexisting with electromagnetism

Journal Article · Tue Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.49.2098· OSTI ID:5266888

Kloor, H; Fischbach, E; Talmadge, C ^[1]; Greene, G L ^[2]

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1. Physics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 (United States)
2. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (United States)

We consider the limits arising from different electromagnetic systems on the existence of a possible new electromagnetic analogue of the fifth force. Although such a force may have no intrinsic connection to electromagnetism (or gravity), its effects could be manifested through various anomalies in electromagnetic systems, for appropriate values of the coupling strength and range. Our work generalizes that of Bartlett and Loegl (who considered the case of a massive vector field coexisting with massless electrodynamics) to encompass a broad class of phenomenological interactions mediated by both scalar and vector exchanges. By combining data from both gravitational and electromagnetic systems, one can eventually set limits on a new force whose range [lambda] extends from the subatomic scale ([lambda][approx]10[sup [minus]15] m) to the astrophysical scale ([lambda][approx]10[sup 12] m).

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ER01428
• OSTI ID: 5266888
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Vol. 49:4; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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