Search for exotic spin-dependent interactions with a spin-exchange relaxation-free magnetometer

Chu, Pinghan; Kim, Young Jin; Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.94.036002

Title: Search for exotic spin-dependent interactions with a spin-exchange relaxation-free magnetometer

Journal Article · Mon Aug 15 04:00:00 UTC 2016 · Physical Review D

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.036002 · OSTI ID:1343701

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We propose a novel experimental approach to explore exotic spin-dependent interactions using a spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) magnetometer, the most sensitive noncryogenic magnetic-field sensor. This approach studies the interactions between optically polarized electron spins located inside a vapor cell of the SERF magnetometer and unpolarized or polarized particles of external solid-state objects. The coupling of spin-dependent interactions to the polarized electron spins of the magnetometer induces the tilt of the electron spins, which can be detected with high sensitivity by a probe laser beam similarly as an external magnetic field. Lastly, we estimate that by moving unpolarized or polarized objects next to the SERF Rb vapor cell, the experimental limit to the spin-dependent interactions can be significantly improved over existing experiments, and new limits on the coupling strengths can be set in the interaction range below 10^–2 m.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC). Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1343701

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--16-23942

Journal Information:: Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 94; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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