Search for permanent EDM using laser cooled Fr atoms

Hirokazu Kawamura, T. Aoki, H. Arikawa, S. Ezure, T. Furukawa, K. Harada, A. Hatakeyama, K. Hatanaka, T. Hayamizu, K. Imai, T. Inoue, T. Ishikawa, M. Itoh, T. Kato, T. Murakami, H. S. Nataraj, T. Sato, Y. Shimizu, T. Wakasa, H. P. YoshidaY. Sakemi

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Abstract

The existence of a non-zero electric dipole moment (EDM) implies the violation of time reversal symmetry. As the time-reversal symmetry violation predicted by the Standard Model (SM) for the electron EDM is too small to be observed with current experimental techniques and any a non-zero EDM would indicate new physics beyond the SM. The tiny signal from the electron EDM is enhanced in the heavy atoms such as francium (Fr). We are constructing the laser-cooled Fr factory to search for the electron EDM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)133-139
Number of pages7
JournalHyperfine Interactions
Volume214
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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