Testing the neutrality of matter by acoustic means in a spherical resonator

Details Testing the neutrality of matter by acoustic means in a spherical resonator Testing the neutrality of matter by acoustic means in a spherical resonator

2011-02-14

arxiv.org/abs/1102.2766v2

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Atomic Physics

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New measurements to test the neutrality of matter by acoustic means are reported. The apparatus is based on a spherical capacitor filled with gaseous SF$_6$ excited by an oscillating electric field. The apparatus has been calibrated measuring the electric polarizability. Assuming charge conservation in the $\beta$ decay of the neutron, the experiment gives a limit of $\epsilon_\text{p-e}\lesssim1\cdot10^{-21}$ for the electron-proton charge difference, the same limit holding for the charge of the neutron. Previous measurements are critically reviewed and found incorrect: the present result is the best limit obtained with this technique.

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