Electric discharge in vacuum by minicharged particles

Xin Li; M. B. Voloshin

doi:10.1142/S0217732314500540

Electric discharge in vacuum by minicharged particles

Xin Li, M. B. Voloshin

Physics and Astronomy (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

We discuss the possibility of a laboratory search for light minicharged particles carrying electric charge, which is a small fraction ∈ of that of electron. We point out that the production of pairs of such particles in an electric field would result in a measurable discharge in vacuum of electrically charged objects. A realistic experiment may be sensitive to such particles at least down to ∈~10^-8, if their mass is below ~10^-4 eV.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1450054
Journal	Modern Physics Letters A
Volume	29
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732314500540
State	Published - Apr 10 2014

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This work is supported, in part, by the DOE grant DE-FG02-94ER40823.

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Fractional charge
light particles

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