Measurement of the relativistic Doppler shift in neon
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1985
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255-258
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Physical Review Letters, Volume 54, Issue 4
Abstract
The relativistic Doppler shift is measured by the counting of the frequency difference between two cw dye lasers. One laser is locked to a two-photon transition in a fast beam of neon, and the other is locked to the same two-photon transition in thermal neon. The experimental result is compared to the prediction of special relativity. The result is in excellent agreement with this theory. An accuracy of 4x10exp-5 is obtained, which provides the most accurate direct verification of time dilatation to date.Description
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neon, relativistic Doppler shift, lasers, cw dye lasers, special relativity, two-photon transition, TPA, measuring methods, frequency difference, experimental results
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Kaivola, Matti & Poulsen, Ove & Riis, Erling & Lee, Siu Au. 1985. Measurement of the relativistic Doppler shift in neon. Physical Review Letters. Volume 54, Issue 4. P. 255-258. 1079-7114 (electronic). 0031-9007 (printed). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.255.