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20072021
most citedHigh magnetic fields for fundamental physics

137 citations · 176 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

hep-ex2021

The Grenoble Axion Haloscope platform (GrAHal): development plan and first results

Thierry Grenet, Rafik Ballou, Quentin Basto +6

In this note we report on the development plans and first results of the Grenoble Axion Haloscope (GrAHal) project. It is aimed at developing a haloscope platform dedicated to the…

physics.ins-det2018★ 137 cited

High magnetic fields for fundamental physics

Rémy Battesti, Jerome Beard, Sebastian Böser +19

Various fundamental-physics experiments such as measurement of the birefringence of the vacuum, searches for ultralight dark matter (e.g., axions), and precision spectroscopy of co…

hep-ex2014

Latest Results of the OSQAR Photon Regeneration Experiment for Axion-Like Particle Search

R. Ballou, G. Deferne, L. Duvillaret +21

The OSQAR photon regeneration experiment searches for pseudoscalar and scalar axion-like particles by the method of "Light Shining Through a Wall", based on the assumption that the…

hep-ex2013★ 34 cited

Search for weakly interacting sub-eV particles with the OSQAR laser-based experiment: results and perspectives

P. Pugnat, R. Ballou, M. Schott +19

Recent theoretical and experimental studies highlight the possibility of new fundamental particle physics beyond the Standard Model that can be probed by sub-eV energy experiments.…

cond-mat.supr-con2012★ 2 cited

Tin Pest: A Forgotten Issue in the Field of Applied Superconductivity?

R. Pfister, P. Pugnat

Shear ruptures of Cu samples soldered with Sn96Ag4 and Sn60Pb40 alloys have been measured at 300 K and 77 K. An average degradation of about 37 % of the shear rupture strength has…

hep-ex2011★ 3 cited

First Results of the Full-Scale OSQAR Photon Regeneration Experiment

Matthias Schott, Pierre Pugnat, Rafik Ballou +17

Recent intensive theoretical and experimental studies shed light on possible new physics beyond the standard model of particle physics, which can be probed with sub-eV energy exper…

hep-ex2007

A New Comment on "Experimental Observation of Optical Rotation Generated in Vacuum by a Magnetic Field"

Pierre Pugnat

One of the magneto-optical properties of the mirrors of the Fabry-Perot cavity used for the experiment is considered as a possible origin of the PVLAS measurement result.