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| Authors | Alexander I. Shlyakhter |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0307023 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0307023 |
Abstract
[NOTE: This 1983 preprint is being uploaded to arXiv.org after the death of its author, who supported online distribution of his work. Contact info of the submitter is at http://ilya.cc .] The positions of neutron resonances have been shown to be highly sensitive to the variation of fundamental nuclear constants. The analysis of the measured isotopic shifts in the natural fossil reactor at Oklo gives the following restrictions on the possible rates of the interaction constants variation: strong ~2x10^-19 yr^-1, electromagnetic ~5x10^-18 yr^-1, weak ~10^-12 yr^-1. These limits permit to exclude all the versions of nuclear constants contemporary variation discussed in the literature. URL: http://alexonline.info >. For more recent analyses see hep-ph/9606486, hep-ph/0205206 and astro-ph/0204069 .
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"abstract": "[NOTE: This 1983 preprint is being uploaded to arXiv.org after the death of\nits author, who supported online distribution of his work. Contact info of the\nsubmitter is at http://ilya.cc .]\n The positions of neutron resonances have been shown to be highly sensitive to\nthe variation of fundamental nuclear constants. The analysis of the measured\nisotopic shifts in the natural fossil reactor at Oklo gives the following\nrestrictions on the possible rates of the interaction constants variation:\nstrong ~2x10^-19 yr^-1, electromagnetic ~5x10^-18 yr^-1, weak ~10^-12 yr^-1.\nThese limits permit to exclude all the versions of nuclear constants\ncontemporary variation discussed in the literature. URL: http://alexonline.info\n\u003e. For more recent analyses see hep-ph/9606486, hep-ph/0205206 and\nastro-ph/0204069 .",
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