Experimental search for the electron electric dipole moment with laser cooled francium atoms

T. Inoue, S. Ando, T. Aoki, H. Arikawa, S. Ezure, K. Harada, T. Hayamizu, T. Ishikawa, M. Itoh, K. Kato, H. Kawamura, A. Uchiyama, T. Aoki, K. Asahi, T. Furukawa, A. Hatakeyama, K. Hatanaka, K. Imai, T. Murakami, H. S. NatarajT. Sato, Y. Shimizu, T. Wakasa, H. P. Yoshida, A. Yoshimi, Y. Sakemi

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Abstract

A laser cooled heavy atom is one of the candidates to search for the permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) of the electron due to the enhancement mechanism and its long coherence time. The laser cooled francium (Fr) factory has been constructed to perform the electron EDM search at the Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University. The present status of Fr production and the EDM measurement system is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-162
Number of pages6
JournalHyperfine Interactions
Volume231
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Apr 1

Keywords

  • CP violation
  • Electric dipole moment
  • Laser cooling
  • Radioactive atom

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