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New Experimental Constraints on Non-Newtonian Forces below 100 microns

J. Chiaverini, S. J. Smullin, A. A. Geraci, D. M. Weld, A. Kapitulnik

hep-pharXiv:hep-ph/0209325

Abstract

We have searched for large deviations from Newtonian gravity by means of a microcantilever-based Cavendish-style experiment. Our data eliminate from consideration mechanisms of deviation that posit strengths ~104 times Newtonian gravity at length scales of 20 microns. This measurement is 3 orders of magnitude more sensitive than others that provide constraints at similar length scales.

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