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Experiments to determine the Force of Gravity on Single Electrons and Positrons

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Two experimental methods are described for measuring the gravitational force on electrons falling through vertical metal tubes. A third method is being devised to study the fall of positrons.

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    FRED C. WITTEBORN & WILLIAM M. FAIRBANK

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WITTEBORN, F., FAIRBANK, W. Experiments to determine the Force of Gravity on Single Electrons and Positrons. Nature 220, 436–440 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220436a0

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