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Inertial and gravitational effects on a geonium atom

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2022-04-19 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We reveal all linear order inertial and gravitational effects on a non-relativistic Dirac particle (mass mm) on the Earth up to the order of 1/m1/m in the Foldy-Wouthuysen-like expansion. Applying the result to Penning trap experiments where a Dirac particle experiences the cyclotron motion and the spin precession in a cavity, i.e., a geonium atom, we study modifications to the gg-factor of such as the electron. It is shown that each correction from gravity has different dependence on the cyclotron frequency and the mass mm. Therefore, their magnitude change depending on situations. In a particular case of an electron gg-factor measurement, the dominant correction to the observed gg-factor comes from effects of the Earth's rotation, which is δg/25.2×1017\delta g / 2 \simeq 5.2 \times 10^{-17}. It may be detectable in the near future.

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@article{arxiv.2011.11217,
  title  = {Inertial and gravitational effects on a geonium atom},
  author = {Asuka Ito},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.11217},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

23 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, typos corrected, minor changes

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