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arxiv: 0706.2031 · v1 · submitted 2007-06-14 · ⚛️ physics.class-ph · gr-qc· hep-ph· physics.hist-ph

Relativity tests by complementary rotating Michelson-Morley experiments

classification ⚛️ physics.class-ph gr-qchep-phphysics.hist-ph
keywords experimentsmichelson-morleyrelativityresonatorssimultaneoustestsusesactively
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We report Relativity tests based on data from two simultaneous Michelson-Morley experiments, spanning a period of more than one year. Both were actively rotated on turntables. One (in Berlin, Germany) uses optical Fabry-Perot resonators made of fused silica; the other (in Perth, Australia) uses microwave whispering-gallery sapphire resonators. Within the standard model extension, we obtain simultaneous limits on Lorentz violation for electrons (5 coefficients) and photons (8) at levels down to $10^{-16}$, improved by factors between 3 and 50 compared to previous work.

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