Inertial and gravitational effects on a geonium atom
Abstract
We reveal all linear order inertial and gravitational effects on a non-relativistic Dirac particle (mass ) on the Earth up to the order of 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 -factor of such as the electron. It is shown that each correction from gravity has different dependence on the cyclotron frequency and the mass . Therefore, their magnitude change depending on situations. In a particular case of an electron -factor measurement, the dominant correction to the observed -factor comes from effects of the Earth's rotation, which is . 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