Title :
Rotating microwave cryogenic sapphire oscillators for tests of Lorentz Invariance
Author :
Parker, Stephen ; Stanwix, Paul ; Tobar, Michael ; Nagel, Moritz ; Hartnett, John ; Ivanov, Eugene ; Peters, Achim
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Lorentz Invariance is a fundamental component of General Relativity and the Standard Model of Particle Physics. We describe the details of our latest Michelson-Morley experiment that tests Lorentz Invariance by searching for an orientation dependent change in the speed of light.
Keywords :
Lorentz invariance; Michelson interferometers; light velocity; microwave photonics; oscillators; sapphire; Al2O3; Lorentz invariance; Michelson-Morley experiment; general relativity; rotating microwave cryogenic sapphire oscillators; speed of light; standard model of particle physics; Australia; Cryogenics; Educational institutions; Lorentz covariance; Oscillators; Temperature; Thermal stability;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193887
