Constraints on Spin-Spin-Velocity-Dependent Interaction

TL;DR

This paper reports a highly sensitive experiment using magnetometers and spin sources to set new, stringent limits on exotic long-range spin-spin-velocity-dependent forces, significantly surpassing previous constraints.

Contribution

It introduces an optimized experimental setup that enhances detection sensitivity and achieves over ten orders of magnitude improvement in constraining exotic spin-dependent interactions.

Findings

Set new limits on proton-electron spin interactions from 1 cm to 1 km.

Achieved over ten orders of magnitude improvement over previous experiments.

Demonstrated effective noise suppression through orientation optimization.

Abstract

The existence of exotic spin-dependent forces may shine light on new physics beyond the Standard Model. We utilize two iron shielded SmCo$_5$ electron-spin sources and two optically pumped magnetometers to search for exotic long-range spin-spin-velocity-dependent force. The orientations of spin sources and magnetometers are optimized such that the exotic force is enhanced and common-mode noise is effectively subtracted. We set direct limit on proton-electron interaction in the force range from 1\,cm to 1\,km. Our experiment represents more than ten orders of magnitude improvement than previous works.