Search for Pauli Exclusion Principle Violations with Gator at LNGS

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Auteurs principaux: Baudis, L., Biondi, R., Bismark, A., Clozza, A., Curceanu, C., Galloway, M., Napolitano, F., Piastra, F., Piscicchia, K., Porcelli, A., García, D. Ramírez
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author Baudis, L.
Biondi, R.
Bismark, A.
Clozza, A.
Curceanu, C.
Galloway, M.
Napolitano, F.
Piastra, F.
Piscicchia, K.
Porcelli, A.
García, D. Ramírez
author_facet Baudis, L.
Biondi, R.
Bismark, A.
Clozza, A.
Curceanu, C.
Galloway, M.
Napolitano, F.
Piastra, F.
Piscicchia, K.
Porcelli, A.
García, D. Ramírez
contents The Pauli Exclusion Principle (PEP) appears from fundamental symmetries in quantum field theories, but its physical origin is still to be understood. High-precision experimental searches for small PEP violations permit testing key assumptions of the Standard Model with high sensitivity. We report on a dedicated measurement with Gator, a low-background, high-purity germanium detector operated at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, aimed at testing PEP-violating atomic transitions in lead. The experimental technique, relying on forming a new symmetry state by introducing electrons into the pre-existing electron system through a direct current, satisfies the conditions of the Messiah-Greenberg superselection rule. No PEP violation has been observed, and an upper limit on the PEP violation probability of $β^2/2 < 4.8 \cdot 10^{-29}$ (90% CL) is set. This improves the previous constraint from a comparable measurement by more than one order of magnitude.
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spellingShingle Search for Pauli Exclusion Principle Violations with Gator at LNGS
Baudis, L.
Biondi, R.
Bismark, A.
Clozza, A.
Curceanu, C.
Galloway, M.
Napolitano, F.
Piastra, F.
Piscicchia, K.
Porcelli, A.
García, D. Ramírez
Nuclear Experiment
Quantum Physics
The Pauli Exclusion Principle (PEP) appears from fundamental symmetries in quantum field theories, but its physical origin is still to be understood. High-precision experimental searches for small PEP violations permit testing key assumptions of the Standard Model with high sensitivity. We report on a dedicated measurement with Gator, a low-background, high-purity germanium detector operated at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, aimed at testing PEP-violating atomic transitions in lead. The experimental technique, relying on forming a new symmetry state by introducing electrons into the pre-existing electron system through a direct current, satisfies the conditions of the Messiah-Greenberg superselection rule. No PEP violation has been observed, and an upper limit on the PEP violation probability of $β^2/2 < 4.8 \cdot 10^{-29}$ (90% CL) is set. This improves the previous constraint from a comparable measurement by more than one order of magnitude.
title Search for Pauli Exclusion Principle Violations with Gator at LNGS
topic Nuclear Experiment
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.02500