The VIP experiment

Bartalucci, S.; Bertolucci, S.; Bragadireanu, M.; Catti, M.; Carnielli, M.; Curceanu, C.; Di Matteo, S.; Egger, J. P.; Guaraldo, C.; Iliescu, M.; Ishivatari, T.; Laubenstein, M.; Marton, J.; Milotti, Edoardo; Pietreanu, D.; Ponta, T.; Sirghi, D. L.; Sirghi, F.; Sperandio, L.; Vasquez Doce, O.; Widmann, E.; Zmeskal, J.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/174/1/012065

The VIP (Violation of the Pauli Exclusion Principle) experiment is dedicated to check the validity of one of the basic principles of modern physics. This investigation is done searching for anomalus X-rays emitted by copper atoms in a conductor: any detection of these anomalous X-rays would mark a Pauli forbidden transition. VIP is currently taking data at the Gran Saso underground laboratories, and its scientific goal is to improve by three-four orders of magnitude the previous limit on the probability of Pauli violating transitions, bringing it into the 10^-29÷ ^-30 region. The new experimental results and future plans are presented.

The VIP experiment / S., Bartalucci; S., Bertolucci; M., Bragadireanu; M., Catti; M., Carnielli; C., Curceanu; S., DI MATTEO; J. P., Egger; C., Guaraldo; M., Iliescu; T., Ishivatari; M., Laubenstein; J., Marton; Milotti, Edoardo; D., Pietreanu; T., Ponta; D. L., Sirghi; F., Sirghi; L., Sperandio; O., VASQUEZ DOCE; E., Widmann; J., Zmeskal. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES. - ISSN 1742-6588. - STAMPA. - 174:(2009), pp. 012065--. ( FOURTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP DICE2008: FROM QUANTUM MECHANICS THROUGH COMPLEXITY TO SPACETIME: THE ROLE OF EMERGENT DYNAMICAL STRUCTURES Castello Pasquini/Castiglioncello (Tuscany), Italy 22–26 September, 2008) [10.1088/1742-6596/174/1/012065].