# Tests of relativity by complementary rotating Michelson-Morley experiments.

@article{Mller2007TestsOR,
title={Tests of relativity by complementary rotating Michelson-Morley experiments.},
author={Holger M{\"u}ller and Paul L. Stanwix and Michael E. Tobar and Eugene N. Ivanov and Peter Wolf and Sven Herrmann and Alexander Senger and Evgeny V. Kovalchuk and Achim Peters},
journal={Physical review letters},
year={2007},
volume={99 5},
pages={
050401
}
}
• Published 14 June 2007
• Physics
• Physical review letters
We report relativity tests based on data from two simultaneous Michelson-Morley experiments, spanning a period of more than 1 yr. Both were actively rotated on turntables. One (in Berlin, Germany) uses optical Fabry-Perot resonators made of fused silica; the other (in Perth, Australia) uses microwave whispering-gallery sapphire resonators. Within the standard model extension, we obtain simultaneous limits on Lorentz violation for electrons (5 coefficients) and photons (8) at levels down to 10…
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