Abstract
Discrete symmetries tested in high precision atomic physics experiments
provide guidance to model building beyond the Standard Model (SM). Here experimental
opportunities arise for searches for permanent electric dipole moments
(EDMs) and measurements of atomic parity violation (APV). Heavy atoms are
favorable for such experiments since symmetry violating effects in atoms increase
faster than the third power of the nuclear charge Z. Of special interest are isotopes of
the heavy alkaline earth element radium (Z=88) since they offer large enhancement
factors for EDMs and provide a new experimental road towards high precision
measurements of atomic parity violation. These opportunities are exploited at the
TRIμP facility at KVI, Groningen.
provide guidance to model building beyond the Standard Model (SM). Here experimental
opportunities arise for searches for permanent electric dipole moments
(EDMs) and measurements of atomic parity violation (APV). Heavy atoms are
favorable for such experiments since symmetry violating effects in atoms increase
faster than the third power of the nuclear charge Z. Of special interest are isotopes of
the heavy alkaline earth element radium (Z=88) since they offer large enhancement
factors for EDMs and provide a new experimental road towards high precision
measurements of atomic parity violation. These opportunities are exploited at the
TRIμP facility at KVI, Groningen.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39 |
| Number of pages | 43 |
| Journal | Hyperfine Interactions |
| Volume | 211 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | International Conference on Exotic Atoms and Related Topics (EXA 2011) - Vienna, Austria Duration: 5-Sept-2011 → 9-Sept-2011 |