New Experimental Test of the Pauli Exclusion Principle Using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

D. Javorsek, II, M. Bourgeois, D. Elmore, E. Fischbach, D. Hillegonds, J. Marder, T. Miller, H. Rohrs, M. Stohler, and S. Vogt
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 2701 – Published 25 September 2000
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Abstract

We report the results of a new experimental search for the Pauli-forbidden 1s4 state of Be, denoted by Be. Using the Accelerator Mass Spectrometer facility at Purdue University, we set limits on the abundance of Be in metallic Be, Be ore, natural gas, and air. Our results improve on those obtained in a previous search for Be by a factor of approximately 300.

  • Received 7 April 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2701

©2000 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

D. Javorsek, II1, M. Bourgeois2, D. Elmore1, E. Fischbach1, D. Hillegonds2, J. Marder3,4, T. Miller1, H. Rohrs5,2, M. Stohler1, and S. Vogt6,2

  • 1Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
  • 2Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
  • 3Isotech LLC, Euclid, Ohio 44132
  • 4Brush Wellman Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 44110
  • 5Department of Chemistry, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
  • 6International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1400 Austria

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Vol. 85, Iss. 13 — 25 September 2000

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