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Taiki Ishiyama

1 articles · 8 co-authors · latest: 2026-01-13

How ytterbium atoms hunt for new forces of nature

Physicists measured with unprecedented precision how the glow colors of different ytterbium isotopes differ. They compared these atomic 'voices' using a King plot—a tool for hunting unknown forces. It turned out that the anomaly previously thought to be a hint of a fifth force was due to inaccurate
arXiv:2601.08487 · 2026-01-13