Improved tests of extra-dimensional physics and thermal quantum field theory from new Casimir force measurements

Details Improved tests of extra-dimensional physics and thermal quantum field theory from new Casimir force measurements Improved tests of extra-dimensional physics and thermal quantum field theory from new Casimir force measurements

2003-10-14

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0310157v1

Phys.Rev. D68 (2003) 116003

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Revtex 4, 35 pages, 14 figures in .gif format, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.68.116003

We report new constraints on extra-dimensional models and other physics beyond the Standard Model based on measurements of the Casimir force between two dissimilar metals for separations in the range 0.2--1.2 $\mu$m. The Casimir force between an Au-coated sphere and a Cu-coated plate of a microelectromechanical torsional oscillator was measured statically with an absolute error of 0.3 pN. In addition, the Casimir pressure between two parallel plates was determined dynamically with an absolute error of $\approx 0.6$ mPa. Within the limits of experimental and theoretical errors, the results are in agreement with a theory that takes into account the finite conductivity and roughness of the two metals. The level of agreement between experiment and theory was then used to set limits on the predictions of extra-dimensional physics and thermal quantum field theory. It is shown that two theoretical approaches to the thermal Casimir force which predict effects linear in temperture are ruled out by these experiments. Finally, constraints on Yukawa corrections to Newton's law of gravity are strengthened by more than an order of magnitude in the range 56 nm to 330 nm.

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