Apparatus and method for checking a hypothesis about dark energy

摘要

There is provided a measuring device for checking a hypothesis about dark energy, comprising: an evacuated space (1), a source (2) arranged in the space (1) for charged particles, an accelerator for the charged particles (E), the one Accelerating voltage source (S) and an associated, perforated acceleration electrode (4), so that an acceleration voltage (U) provided by the acceleration voltage source (S) accelerates the particles away from the source (2) and towards the acceleration electrode (4), and a Running path (L) arranged in space (1), which extends from the perforated acceleration electrode (4) to a collector electrode (6), so that accelerated particles (E) passing through the perforated acceleration electrode (4) pass through the running path (L) run to the collector electrode (6), with an evaluation circuit (A) connected to the collector electrode (6) and the acceleration voltage source (7), which is designed to check whether the particles (E) run against an electric field to the collector electrode (6) which is greater than the acceleration voltage (U) is provided.