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SUMMARY:Probing the Dark Sector of the Vacuum Using Cavities\, Atoms and  
 Lasers - Prof. Swapan Chattopadhyay\, Director of the Cockcroft  Institute
  and  Sir John Cockcroft Chair of Physics at Liverpool\, Manchester and La
 ncaster
DTSTART:20130802T090000Z
DTEND:20130802T100000Z
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CONTACT:Judith Moss
DESCRIPTION:Recently\, the Cockcroft Institute has initiated two laborator
 y scale prototype experiments exploiting the expertise\, knowledge base an
 d techniques of particle accelerators (e.g. high precision electromagnetic
  \ncavities) and laser-atom techniques (e.g. atom beam interferometry)\, t
 o detect and explore possible  'Dark Sector Photons' and investigate labor
 atory manifestation of the 'Dark Energy'. This is complementary to astroph
 ysical or cosmological observations. I will briefly describe these two eff
 orts and seek expert engagement on the heoretical\, \nphenomenological and
  experimental particle physics/cosmology aspects that could give these exp
 eriments meaning and relevance.
LOCATION:Kavli Large Meeting Room\, Kavli Building
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