Experimental limit on a small violation of the Pauli principle
Abstract
We have made a search for anomalous X-ray arising from a small violation of the Pauli exclusion principle in current carrying cooper. No such signal was found. From a minimal set of assumptions we conclude that the probability that a new electron introduced into cooper would form a mixed symmetry state with respect to the electrons already present in the copper sample, thus violating the Pauli principle, is less than 1.7 × 10 -26.
- Publication:
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Physics Letters B
- Pub Date:
- April 1990
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0370-2693(90)91762-Z
- Bibcode:
- 1990PhLB..238..438R