Abstract
A single electron orbiting in a Penning trap may be used to demonstrate that radiation appears in the vacuum in an accelerated reference frame. As the electron accelerates centripetally in the trap's magnetic field, the vacuum radiation excites its motion along the trap axis, which is in turn measurable with present electronic techniques. A realizable example of such a detector is presented.
- Received 2 May 1988
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.2113
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