Neutron interferometry and tests of short-range modifications of gravity

We consider tests of short-distance modifications of gravity based on neutron interferometry in the scenario of large extra dimensions. Avoiding the noncomputability problem in the calculation of the internal gravitational potential of extended sources, typical of models with zero-width brane, we de...

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Published in:Physical review. D 2021-06, Vol.103 (12), p.1, Article 124014
Main Authors: Rocha, J. M., Dahia, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Branes
Electric fields
Gravity
Interferometry
Internal energy
Phase shifters
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Summary:We consider tests of short-distance modifications of gravity based on neutron interferometry in the scenario of large extra dimensions. Avoiding the noncomputability problem in the calculation of the internal gravitational potential of extended sources, typical of models with zero-width brane, we determine the neutron optical potential associated with the higher-dimension gravitational interaction between the incident neutron and a material medium in the context of thick brane theories. Proceeding this way, we identify the physical quantity of the extra dimension model that the neutron interferometry is capable of constraining. We also consider interferometric experiments in which the phase shifter is an electric field, as in the test of the Aharonov-Casher effect. We argue that this experiment, with this nonbaryonic source, can be viewed as a test of the short-range behavior of post-Newtonian parameters that measure the capacity of the pressure and the internal energy for producing gravity.
ISSN:2470-0010
2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.103.124014