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Title: Testing Atom and Neutron Neutrality with Atom Interferometry

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/921618· OSTI ID:921618

We propose an atom-interferometry experiment based on the scalar Aharonov-Bohm effect which detects an atom charge at the 10{sup -28} e level, and improves the current laboratory limits by 8 orders of magnitude. This setup independently probes neutron charges down to 10{sup 28} e, 7 orders of magnitude below current bounds.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
921618
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-13063; arXiv:0711.4636; TRN: US0800999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English