Les publications

Principales publications au cours de la période écoulée

• Search for Axionlike Dark Matter through Nuclear Spin Precession in Electric and Magnetic Fields
  C. Abel et al., Phys. Rev. X7, 041034 (2017).
  Magnetic field uniformity in neutron electric dipole moment experiments
  C. Abel et al., to appear in Phys. Rev. A. arXiv:1811.06085
• C2D8: An eight channel CCD readout electronics dedicated to low energy neutron detection
  O. Bourrion et al., Nucl. Instrum. and Meth. A880 (2018) 28-34. arXiv:1710.08786
  Boron-10 conversion layer for ultra-cold neutron detection
  B. Clément et al., submitted to JINST arXiv:1902.09232

Principales publications passées

2015

• Probing Dark Energy Models with Neutrons
  G. Pignol
• Constraining interactions mediated by axion-like particles with ultracold neutrons
  nEDM@PSI collaboration, Physics Letters B 745 (2015) 58.
• Probing the braneworld hypothesis with a neutron-shining-through-a-wall experiment
  M. Sarrazin et al, Physical Review D 91 (2015) 075013.
• Neutron interferometry constrains dark energy chameleon fields
  H. Lemmel et al, Physics Letters B 743 (2015) 310.
• Frequency shifts in gravitational resonance spectroscopy
  S. Baessler et al, Physical Review D 91 (2015) 042006.
• Status of the GRANIT facility
  D. Roulier et al, Adv. High Energy Phys. 2015 (2015) 730437.

2014

• A measurement of the neutron to 199Hg magnetic moment ratio
  nEDM@PSI collaboration, Phys Lett B 739 (2014) 128.
• Gravitational resonance spectroscopy with an oscillating magnetic field gradient in the GRANIT flow through arrangement
  G. Pignol et al, Adv. High Energy Phys. 2014 (2014) 628125
• Universality of spin-relaxation for spin 1/2 particles diffusing over magnetic field inhomogeneities in the adiabatic regime
  M. Guigue, G. Pignol, R. Golub, and A. K. Petukhov, Phys. Rev. A 90 (2014) 013407.
• Dynamic stabilization of the magnetic field surrounding the neutron electric dipole moment spectrometer at the Paul Scherrer Institute
  nEDM@PSI collaboration, J. Appl. Phys. 116 (2014) 084510.

2013

• Probing Strongly Coupled Chameleons with Slow Neutrons
  P. Brax, G. Pignol and D. Roulier, Physical Review D 88 (2013) 083004.
• Experimental study of 199Hg spin anti-relaxation coatings
  Z. Chowdhuri et al, Applied Physics B (2013) 1-6.
• Development of a multifunction module for the neutron electric dipole moment experiment at PSI
  O. Bourrion, G. Pignol, D. Rebreyend, C. Vescovi, NIM A (2013) 278-284.

2012

• Limits on the axial coupling constant of new light bosons
  F. Piegsa et G. Pignol, Physical Review Letters 108 (2012) 18180.
• Transitions between levels of a quantum bouncer induced by a noise-like perturbation
  C. Codau, V. Nesvizhevsky, M. Fertl, G. Pignol, K. Protasov, NIMA 677 (2012)10-13.
• Experimental limits on neutron disappearance into another braneworld
  M. Sarrazin, G. Pignol, F. Petit, V. Nesvizhevsky, Physics Letters B 712 (2012) 213-218.
• Electric dipole moment searches: reexamination of frequency shifts for particles in traps
  G. Pignol, S. Roccia, Physical Review A 85 (2012) 042105.

2011

• First observation of trapped high-field seeking ultracold neutron spin states
  M. Daum et al, Physics Letters B 704 (2011) 456-460.
• Strongly coupled chameleons and the neutronic quantum bouncer
  P. Brax, G. Pignol, Physical Review Letters 107 (2011) 111301.
• Comments on "Limits on possible new nucleon monopole-dipole interactions from the spin relaxation rate of polarized 3He gas"
  A. Petukhov, G. Pignol, R. Golub, Physical Review D 84 (2011) 058501.

2010

• New constraints on Lorentz invariance violation from the neutron electric dipole moment
  I. Altarev et al, Europhysics Letters (EPL) 92 (2010) 51001.
• Limits on light-speed anisotropies from Compton scattering of high-energy electrons
  J.-P. Bocquet et al, Physical Review Letters 104 (2010) 241601.
• Application of Diamond Nanoparticles in Low-Energy Neutron Physics
  V. Nesvizhevsky et al, Materials 3 (2010) 1768-1781.
• Quasi-specular reflection of cold neutrons from nano-dispersed media at above-critical angles
  R. Cubitt et al, NIM A622 (2010)182-185.
• Polarized 3He as a probe for short-range spin-dependent interactions
  A. Petukhov, G. Pignol, D. Jullien, K. Andersen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105:170401,2010. 
• Neutron whispering gallery
  V. Nesvizhevsky, A. Voronin, R. Cubitt, K. Protasov, Nature Physics 6 (2010) 114-117.
• The whispering gallery effect in neutron scattering
  V. Nesvizhevsky, R. Cubitt, K. Protasov, A. Voronin, New Journal of Physics 12 (2010) 113050.

2009

• Storage of very cold neutrons in a trap with nano-structured walls
  E. Lychagin et al, Physics Letters B 679 (2009) 186-190.
• Test of Lorentz invariance with spin precession of ultracold neutrons
  I. Altarev et al, Physical Review Letters 103 (2009) 081602.
• Neutron to mirror-neutron oscillations in the presence of mirror magnetic fields
  I. Altarev et al, Physical Review D 80 (2009) 032003.

2008

• The reflection of very cold neutrons from diamond powder nanoparticles
  V. Nesvizhevsky et al, NIM A595 (2008)631-636.
• Neutron scattering and extra short range interactions
  V. Nesvizhevsky, G. Pignol et K. Protasov, Physical Review D 77 (2008) 034020.
• Centrifugal quantum states of neutrons
  V. Nesvizhevsky, A. Petukhov1, K. Protasov, A. Voronin, Phys. Rev. A78 (2008)033616.

2007

• Spontaneous emission of graviton by a quantum bouncer
  G. Pignol, K. Protasov et V. Nesvizhevsky, Class. Quantum Grav. 24 (2007) 2439.
• Nanoparticles as a possible moderator for an ultracold neutron source
  V. Nesvizhevsky, G. Pignol et K. Protasov, Int.J. Nanosci. Vol. 6 (2007) 485.
• A New Constraint for the Coupling of Axion-like particles to Matter via Ultra-Cold Neutron Gravitational Experiments
  S. Baessler et al, Phys. Rev. D 75 (2007) 075006.
• Direct Experimental Limit on Neutron–Mirror-Neutron Oscillations
G. Ban et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99 (2007) 161603.

 2006

• Quantum motion of a neutron in a waveguide in the gravitational field
  A. Voronin et al, Physical Review D 73 (2006) 044029.

2005

• Quantum states of neutrons in the earth's gravitational field: State of the art, applications, perspectives
  V. Nesvizhevsky et K. Protasov, Trends in Quantum Gravity Research (2005) 65-107.
• Comment on: "UCN anomalous losses and the UCN capture cross section on material defects" (Phys. Lett. A 335 (2005) 327)
  A. Barabanov et K. Protasov, Physics Letters A 346 (2005) 378-380
• Study of the neutron quantum states in the gravity field
  V. Nesvizhevsky et al, European Physical Journal C 40 (2005) 479-491.

2004

• Constraints on non-Newtonian gravity from the experiment on neutron quantum states in the earth's gravitational field
  V. Nesvizhevsky et K. Protasov, Classical and Quantum Gravity 21 (2004) 4557-4566.