Vol. 163 (October I 2008)

Atomic Clocks and Fundamental Constants

Free access Editorial Editorial    p. VII S.G. Karshenboim and E. Peik Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00804-x Abstract PDF (30.35 KB)

Astrophysics, atomic clocks and fundamental constants    p. 1 S.G. Karshenboim and E. Peik Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00805-9 Abstract PDF (302.7 KB)

Ultracold strontium clock: Applications to the measurement of fundamental constant variations    p. 9 A.D. Ludlow, S. Blatt, T. Zelevinsky, G.K. Campbell, M.J. Martin, J.W. Thomsen, M.M. Boyd and J. Ye Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00806-8 Abstract PDF (433.5 KB)

Recent atomic clock comparisons at NIST    p. 19 L. Lorini, N. Ashby, A. Brusch, S. Diddams, R. Drullinger, E. Eason, T. Fortier, P. Hastings, T. Heavner, D. Hume, et al. (9 more) W. Itano, S. Jefferts, N. Newbury, T. Parker, T. Rosenband, J. Stalnaker, W. Swann, D. Wineland and J. Bergquist Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00807-7 Abstract PDF (1.045 MB)

Limits to time variation of fundamental constants from comparisons of atomic frequency standards    p. 37 S.N. Lea Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00808-6 Abstract PDF (256.2 KB)

Open Access Prospects for precision measurements on ammonia molecules in a fountain    p. 55 H.L. Bethlem, M. Kajita, B. Sartakov, G. Meijer and W. Ubachs Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00809-5 Abstract PDF (580.4 KB)

A laboratory search for variation of the fine-structure constant using atomic dysprosium    p. 71 A. Cingöz, N.A. Leefer, S.J. Ferrell, A. Lapierre, A.-T Nguyen, V.V. Yashchuk, D. Budker, S.K. Lamoreaux and J.R. Torgerson Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00810-0 Abstract PDF (1.305 MB)

Stable diode lasers for hydrogen precision spectroscopy    p. 89 J. Alnis, A. Matveev, N. Kolachevsky, T. Wilken, R. Holzwarth and T.W. Hänsch Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00811-y Abstract PDF (804.2 KB)

A permanent Zeeman slower for Sr atomic clock    p. 95 Y.B. Ovchinnikov Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00812-x Abstract PDF (244.2 KB)

Precise determination of h/mRb using Bloch oscillations and atomic interferometry: A mean to deduce the fine structure constant    p. 101 M. Cadoret, E. de Mirandes, P. Cladé, S. Guellati-Khélifa, C. Schwob, F. Nez, L. Julien and F. Biraben Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00813-9 Abstract PDF (574.7 KB)

The anomalous magnetic moment of the electron in hydrogenlike ions - A test of bound-state QED: Recent, present and future precision experiments    p. 113 M. Vogel, J. Alonso, K. Blaum, W. Quint, B. Schabinger, S. Sturm, J. Verdu, A. Wagner and G. Werth Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00814-8 Abstract PDF (861.1 KB)

Towards an atomic realization of the kilogram: The measurements of NA and NAh    p. 127 P. Becker Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00815-7 Abstract PDF (1.390 MB)

Towards a natural system of units for physics and metrology - On a re-definition of the base units of the SI, the kilogram, ampere, kelvin and mole, in terms of fundamental physical constants    p. 141 S.G. Karshenboim Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00816-6 Abstract PDF (506.1 KB)

Variation of fundamental constants in space and time: Theory and observations    p. 159 V.V. Flambaum Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00817-5 Abstract PDF (161.2 KB)

Bounds on the fine structure constant variability from Fe ii absorption lines in QSO spectra    p. 173 P. Molaro, D. Reimers, I.I. Agafonova and S.A. Levshakov Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00818-4 Abstract PDF (792.8 KB)

Current status of astronomical observations on possible cosmological variations of the proton-to-electron mass ratio μ=mp/me    p. 191 A. Ivanchik, D. Varshalovich and P. Petitjean Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00819-3 Abstract PDF (399.8 KB)

Variability of the proton-to-electron mass ratio on cosmological scales    p. 197 M. Wendt and D. Reimers Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00820-x Abstract PDF (331.2 KB)

Physics and Astrophysics with low background scintillators    p. 207 R. Bernabei Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00821-9 Abstract PDF (899.3 KB)

Tests of relativistic gravity in space - Recent progress and future directions    p. 227 S.G. Turyshev Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00822-8 Abstract PDF (1.552 MB)

Why gravity experiments are so exciting    p. 255 C. Lämmerzahl Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00823-7 Abstract PDF (178.2 KB)

Unified picture of ordinary and dark matter genesis    p. 271 Z. Berezhiani Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00824-6 Abstract PDF (282.8 KB)

Dark halo or bigravity?    p. 291 N. Rossi Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00825-5 Abstract PDF (137.0 KB)

Fundamental constants and their variability in theories of high energy physics    p. 297 T. Dent Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00826-4 Abstract PDF (264.8 KB)

5D optics for atomic clocks and gravito-inertial sensors    p. 315 Ch.J. Bordé Published online: 25 October 2008 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00827-3 Abstract PDF (492.5 KB)