15 research outputs found
Comment on "Test of constancy of speed of light with rotating cryogenic optical resonators"
A recent experiment by Antonini et. al. [Phys. Rev. A {\bf 71}, 050101R
2005], set new limits on Lorentz violating parameters in the frame-work of the
photon sector of the Standard Model Extension (SME),
, and the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl (RMS) framework,
. The experiment had significant systematic effects caused by
the rotation of the apparatus which were only partly analysed and taken into
account. We show that this is insufficient to put a bound on
and the bound on represents a
five-fold improvement not a ten-fold improvement as claimed.
(For reply see Phys. Rev. A 72, 066102 (2005) DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.72.066102)Comment: 2 page
Improved Constraints on Isotropic Shift and Anisotropies of the Speed of Light using Rotating Cryogenic Sapphire Oscillators
We demonstrate that Michelson-Morley tests, which detect direction-dependent
anisotropies in the speed of light, can also be used to place limits upon
isotropic deviations of the vacuum speed of light from , as described by the
photon sector Standard Model Extension (SME) parameter . A
shift in the speed of light that is isotropic in one inertial frame implies
anisotropic shifts in others. Using observer Lorentz covariance, we derive the
time-dependent variations in the relative resonance frequencies of a pair of
electromagnetic resonators that would be generated by such a shift in the rest
frame of the Sun. A new analysis of a recent experimental test of relativity
using this result constrains with a precision of
. This represents the first constraint on
by a Michelson-Morley experiment and the first analysis
of a single experiment to simultaneously set limits on all nine
non-birefringent terms in the photon sector of the SME
Improved test of Lorentz Invariance in Electrodynamics using Rotating Cryogenic Sapphire Oscillators
We present new results from our test of Lorentz invariance, which compares
two orthogonal cryogenic sapphire microwave oscillators rotating in the lab. We
have now acquired over 1 year of data, allowing us to avoid the short data set
approximation (less than 1 year) that assumes no cancelation occurs between the
and parameters from the photon
sector of the standard model extension. Thus, we are able to place independent
limits on all eight and parameters.
Our results represents up to a factor of 10 improvement over previous non
rotating measurements (which independently constrained 7 parameters), and is a
slight improvement (except for ) over results from
previous rotating experiments that assumed the short data set approximation.
Also, an analysis in the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl framework allows us to place a
new limit on the isotropy parameter of
, an improvement of a factor of 2.Comment: Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Test of Lorentz Invariance in Electrodynamics Using Rotating Cryogenic Sapphire Microwave Oscillators
We present the first results from a rotating Michelson-Morley experiment that
uses two orthogonally orientated cryogenic sapphire resonator-oscillators
operating in whispering gallery modes near 10 GHz. The experiment is used to
test for violations of Lorentz Invariance in the frame-work of the photon
sector of the Standard Model Extension (SME), as well as the isotropy term of
the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl (RMS) framework. In the SME we set a new bound on
the previously unmeasured component of
, and set more stringent bounds by up to a factor of 7
on seven other components. In the RMS a more stringent bound of
on the isotropy parameter, is set, which is more than a factor of 7 improvement. More detailed
description of the experiment and calculations can be found in: hep-ph/0506200Comment: Final published version, 4 pages, references adde
Rotating Odd-Parity Lorentz Invariance Test in Electrodynamics
We report the first operation of a rotating odd-parity Lorentz Invariance
test in electrodynamics using a microwave Mach-Zehnder interferometer with
permeable material in one arm. The experiment sets a direct bound to of . Using new power recycled waveguide
interferometer techniques (with the highest spectral resolution ever achieved
of ) we show an improvement of several orders of
magnitude is attainable in the future
Capture of of low grade methane from nitrogen gas using dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption
Capture of low grade methane from nitrogen gas using dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption
We report a dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption (DR-PSA) apparatus and cycle configuration to recover an enriched methane product from mixtures of methane and nitrogen containing between (2.4 and 49.6) mol% methane. This range of feed gas compositions is representative of some significant greenhouse gas emissions streams containing methane, including vent streams from liquefied natural gas production facilities and ventilation air from coal mining operations. The DR-PSA apparatus was demonstrated with activated carbon Norit RB3 as the adsorbent, operating with a low pressure step of 1.4 bar and a high pressure step of 5 bar. The effect of light reflux flowrate and heavy product draw on methane recovery and nitrogen vent purity were investigated. The DR-PSA experiment with 2.4 mol% methane in the feed produced a methane product containing 35.7 mol% methane, which is approximately a 15 times enrichment, and a clean nitrogen vent containing just 3000 ppmv methane. In another experiment an enrichment ratio of 21 was achieved for a feed containing 2.4 mol% CH4, which is significantly higher than the pressure ratio of 3.6 considered to be the theoretical enrichment limit of conventional PSA cycles. The capture of dilute methane with this DR-PSA process is energetically self-sustainable. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Testing for periodic changes in fundamental constants using long-term comparison of the SYRTE Cs fountains and H-masers
International audienceWe analyze data sets from three separate Cs Fountains compared to various Hydrogen Masers to search for periodic changes correlated with the changing gravitational potential and boost with respect to the Cosmic Microwave Background. Data sets begin at a Modified Julian Day of 52822 (July 2nd 2003) and continue to November 2nd 2011. The main source of long-term noise in such experiments is the offsets associated with the various H-masers used in the comparison combined with the linear drift. The drift can vary to nearly immeasurable to as high as 1.3×10^-15 per day. To circumvent this problem we use the derivative technique. This technique significantly reduces the standard error when searching for periodic signals from such data. Results determine a standard error of the LPI coefficient of 4.8×10^-6 , while boost sensitivity of fundamental constants was measured down to a precision in parts in 10^-11
Hydrate nucleation and growth on water droplets acoustically-levitated in high-pressure natural gas
Testing Lorentz invariance and fundamental constants with precision clocks and oscillators
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