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BOOST -- A Satellite Mission to Test Lorentz Invariance Using High-Performance Optical Frequency References

Authors :
Gürlebeck, Norman
Wörner, Lisa
Schuldt, Thilo
Döringshoff, Klaus
Gaul, Konstantin
Gerardi, Domenico
Grenzebach, Arne
Jha, Nandan
Kovalchuk, Evgeny
Resch, Andreas
Wendrich, Thijs
Berger, Robert
Herrmann, Sven
Johann, Ulrich
Krutzik, Markus
Peters, Achim
Rasel, Ernst M.
Braxmaier, Claus
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

BOOST (BOOst Symmetry Test) is a proposed satellite mission to search for violations of Lorentz invariance by comparing two optical frequency references. One is based on a long-term stable optical resonator and the other on a hyperfine transition in molecular iodine. This mission will allow to determine several parameters of the standard model extension in the electron sector up to two orders of magnitude better than with the current best experiments. Here, we will give an overview of the mission, the science case and the payload.<br />Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1805.01265
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.124051