Experimental Observation of Optical Rotation Generated in Vacuum by a Magnetic Field

E. Zavattini, G. Zavattini, G. Ruoso, E. Polacco, E. Milotti, M. Karuza, U. Gastaldi, G. Di Domenico, F. Della Valle, R. Cimino, S. Carusotto, G. Cantatore, and M. Bregant (PVLAS Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 110406 – Published 24 March 2006; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 129901 (2007)

Abstract

We report the experimental observation of a light polarization rotation in vacuum in the presence of a transverse magnetic field. Assuming that data distribution is Gaussian, the average measured rotation is (3.9±0.5)×1012rad/pass, at 5 T with 44 000 passes through a 1 m long magnet, with λ=1064nm. The relevance of this result in terms of the existence of a light, neutral, spin-zero particle is discussed.

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  • Received 29 July 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.110406

©2006 American Physical Society

Erratum

Editorial Note: Experimental Observation of Optical Rotation Generated in Vacuum by a Magnetic Field [Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 110406 (2006)]

E. Zavattini, G. Zavattini, G. Ruoso, E. Polacco, E. Milotti, M. Karuza, U. Gastaldi, G. Di Domenico, F. Della Valle, R. Cimino, S. Carusotto, G. Cantatore, and M. Bregant (PVLAS Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 129901 (2007)

Authors & Affiliations

E. Zavattini1, G. Zavattini2, G. Ruoso3, E. Polacco4, E. Milotti5, M. Karuza1, U. Gastaldi3, G. Di Domenico2, F. Della Valle1, R. Cimino6, S. Carusotto4, G. Cantatore1,*, and M. Bregant1 (PVLAS Collaboration)

  • 1Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Trieste and Università di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
  • 2Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Ferrara and Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
  • 3Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro, Italy
  • 4Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Pisa and Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  • 5Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione Trieste and Università di Udine, Udine, Italy
  • 6Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy

  • *Corresponding author. Email address: cantatore@trieste.infn.it

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Vol. 96, Iss. 11 — 24 March 2006

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