Published October 7, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Constraints on non-Newtonian gravity from the experiment on neutron quantum states in the earth's gravitational field

  • 1. Institut Laue-Langevin, 6, rue Jules Horowitz BP 156, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9 (France)
  • 2. Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie, IN2P3-CNRS, UJFG, 53, Avenue des Martyrs, F-38026 Grenoble Cedex (France)

Description

An upper limit to non-Newtonian attractive forces is obtained from the measurement of quantum states of neutrons in the earth's gravitational field. It is established in a completely new way and supports the existing constraints in the nanometre range

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/21/4557/cqg4_19_005.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity (ISSN 1361-6382) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
19
Journal Page Range
p. 4557-4566
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36029491
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Descriptors DEI
EARTH PLANET; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; NEUTRONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; MECHANICS; NUCLEONS; PLANETS