A search for non-Newtonian force in nm range from slow neutron scattering by noble gases and neutron diffraction on atom pairs
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Recently performed precision measurements of the angular distribution of slow neutron scattered by Xe gas yielded new constraints for the constants of hypothetical Yukawa- type corrections to the Newtonian gravitational potential at short distances. It is shown that additional diffraction effect due to correlations in positions of atoms in gas not seen in these experiments has significant value and should be taken into account in more sensitive measurements improving experimental constraints on new interactions.
Source: Physics Letters B
Author: Yu. N. Pokotilovski
Institution: Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7221675119