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January 2008, to be published in Physical Review D1
Neutron scattering and extra-short-range interactions
The available data on neutron scattering were reviewed to constrain a hypothetical new short-range interaction. We show that these constraints are several orders of magnitude better than those usually cited in the range between 1~pm and 5~nm. This distance range occupies an intermediate space between collider searches for strongly coupled heavy bosons and searches for new weak macroscopic forces. We emphasise the reliability of the neutron contraints in so far as they provide several independent strategies. We have identified a promising way to improve them. © 2008 The American Physical Society.
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