Heisenberg's uncertainty principle in the PTOLEMY project: a theory update
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2022-09-07 v2 Other Condensed Matter
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
We discuss the consequences of the quantum uncertainty on the spectrum of the electron emitted by the -processes of a tritium atom bound to a graphene sheet. We analyze quantitatively the issue recently raised in [Cheipesh et al., Phys. Rev. D 104, 116004 (2021)], and discuss the relevant time scales and the degrees of freedom that can contribute to the intrinsic spread in the electron energy. We perform careful calculations of the potential between tritium and graphene with different coverages and geometries. With this at hand, we propose possible avenues to mitigate the effect of the quantum uncertainty.
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@article{arxiv.2203.11228,
title = {Heisenberg's uncertainty principle in the PTOLEMY project: a theory update},
author = {PTOLEMY Collaboration and A. Apponi and M. G. Betti and M. Borghesi and A. Boyarsky and N. Canci and G. Cavoto and C. Chang and V. Cheianov and Y. Cheipesh and W. Chung and A. G. Cocco and A. P. Colijn and N. D'Ambrosio and N. de Groot and A. Esposito and M. Faverzani and A. Ferella and E. Ferri and L. Ficcadenti and T. Frederico and S. Gariazzo and F. Gatti and C. Gentile and A. Giachero and Y. Hochberg and Y. Kahn and M. Lisanti and G. Mangano and L. E. Marcucci and C. Mariani and M. Marques and G. Menichetti and M. Messina and O. Mikulenko and E. Monticone and A. Nucciotti and D. Orlandi and F. Pandolfi and S. Parlati and C. Pepe and C. Pérez de los Heros and O. Pisanti and M. Polini and A. D. Polosa and A. Puiu and I. Rago and Y. Raitses and M. Rajteri and N. Rossi and K. Rozwadowska and I. Rucandio and A. Ruocco and C. F. Strid and A. Tan and L. K. Teles and V. Tozzini and C. G. Tully and M. Viviani and U. Zeitler and F. Zhao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.11228},
year = {2022}
}
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14 pages, 5 figures