Optical clock comparison test of Lorentz symmetry

Abstract

Questioning the presumably most basic assumptions about the structure of space and time has revolutionized our understanding of Nature. State-of-the-art atomic clocks make it possible to precisely test fundamental symmetry properties of spacetime, and search for physics beyond the standard model at low energy scales of just a few electron volts. Here, we experimentally demonstrate for the first time agreement of two single-ion clocks at the $10^{-18}$ level and directly confirm the validity of their uncertainty budgets over a half-year long comparison period. The two clock ions are confined in separate ion traps with quantization axes aligned along nonparallel directions. Hypothetical Lorentz symmetry violations would lead to sidereal modulations of the frequency offset. From the absence of such modulations at the $10^{-19}$ level we deduce stringent limits on Lorentz symmetry violation parameters for electrons in the range of $10^{-21}$, improving previous limits by two orders of magnitude.

arXiv comment21 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables

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