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Lorentz-symmetry test at Planck-scale suppression with a spin-polarized 133Cs cold atom clock

  • 1. UPMC Univ Paris 06, Sorbonne Univ, PSL Res Univ, SYRTE, Observ Paris, CNRS, LNE, F-75014 Paris (France)
  • 2. Sorbonne Univ, UPMC, Res Univ, Lab Kastler Brossel, ENS, PSL, CNRS, Coll Frace, Paris (France)
  • 3. Univ Paris 11, lnst Phys Nucl, IN2P3, CNRS, F-91406 Orsay (France)
  • 4. CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon (France)
  • 5. Embry Riddle Aeronaut Univ, 3700 Willow Creek Rd, Prescott, AZ 86301 (United States)

Description

We present an improved model relating the frequency shift between 133Cs hyperfine Zeeman substates to the Lorentz-violating coefficients of the Standard-Model Extension (SME) framework. This model is based on a second order boost Lorentz transformation, which enables us to constrain the isotropic coefficient CTT. It also takes into account the nuclear structure, beyond the usual Schmidt model, extending the scope of the analysis from purely proton to both proton and neutron coefficients. Applying this advanced model to FO2 133Cs cold atom fountain clock data, previously analyzed in [1], we improved by up to 13 orders of magnitude the present maximum sensitivities for laboratory tests, reaching the generally expected suppressions scale at which signatures of Lorentz violation could appear [2]. (authors)

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Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FCS.2017.8088815

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Publisher
IEEE
Imprint Place
New York, NY (United States)
Imprint Pagination
2 p.

Conference

Title
2017 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and Ieee International Frequency Control Symposium - EFTF/IFCS
Dates
9-13 Jul 2017
Place
Besancon (France)