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Phys. Rev. D 67, 017701 (2003) [2 pages]

New laboratory technique for measuring the photon charge

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Y. K. Semertzidis, G. T. Danby, and D. M. Lazarus*
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973

Received 9 August 2002; published 9 January 2003

A measurement of the deflection of a laser beam in a modulated magnetic field with a prototype apparatus has produced an upper limit on the charge of the photon of 8.5×10-17e. It is shown that an improved apparatus could attain a sensitivity of 10-21e.

© 2003 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.67.017701
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.67.017701
PACS:
14.70.Bh

*Electronic address: lazarus@bnl.gov