Exploring Physics beyond the Standard Model: Astrophysical Motivations and Accelerator Applications

Abstract

We report the motivation and results of a search for beryllium, Be, with electrons which violate the Pauli exclusion principle. We then present the run by run results of completed search for the Pauli-forbidden 1s(sup 4) state of Be, denoted by Be'. In contrast to most experiments of this type we have obtained unique samples with higher probability of Be' retention. We set limits on the abundance of Be' in metallic Be, Be ore, natural gas, and air with abundances around 10(exp -11). Our results improve on those obtained in a previous search for Be' by a factor of approximately 300.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 06, 2001
Accession Number
ADA395241

Entities

People

  • Daniel Javorsek Ii

Organizations

  • Purdue University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dirac Equation
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetism
  • General Relativity
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Particle Physics
  • Physical Theories
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Quantum Flavors
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quantum Properties
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space