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A survey of nuclear quadrupole deformation in order to estimate the nuclear MQM and its relative contribution to the atomic EDM: Searching for the best candidate to focus on an atomic EDM measurement: A nuclear physics perspective.

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Title: A survey of nuclear quadrupole deformation in order to estimate the nuclear MQM and its relative contribution to the atomic EDM: Searching for the best candidate to focus on an atomic EDM measurement: A nuclear physics perspective.
Authors: MohanMurthy, Prajwal1 (AUTHOR) prajwal@alum.mit.edu, Silwal, Umesh2 (AUTHOR), Winger, Jeff A.3 (AUTHOR) j.a.winger@msstate.edu
Source: Hyperfine Interactions. Dec2024, Vol. 245 Issue 1, p1-18. 18p.
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Particles (Nuclear physics), Atomic nucleus, Nuclear structure, Molecular magnetic moments
Abstract: Measurement of a non-zero permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) in fundamental particles, such as in an electron or a neutron, or in nuclei or atoms, can help us gain a handle on the sources of Charge-Parity (CP) violation, both in the Standard Model (SM) and beyond. The nuclear magnetic quadrupole moment (MQM), the central topic of this work, is also CP, P, and T violating. Nucleons and nuclei have a non-zero MQM from sources within the SM, but the nuclear MQM is dramatically enhanced if the nuclei are structurally quadrupole deformed. Multiple sources contribute to an atomic EDM namely: (i) nuclear EDM through its Schiff moment, which is enhanced by nuclear octupole deformation, (ii) CP violating interactions between the electrons and the nuclei, and (iii) the nuclear MQM that contributes to the atomic EDM in atoms with an unpaired valence electron. Our survey of nuclear quadrupole deformation identified 48 isotopes as ideal systems in which to search for a CP violating EDM via their enhanced nuclear MQM. Of these candidates, 223 , 225 Fr, 223 Ra, 223 , 225 , 227 Ac, 229 Th, and 229 Pa also have maximally enhanced nuclear Schiff moment contribution due to their octupole deformation. Laser cooling of the isotopes of Fr and Ra, among a few others, has already been demonstrated, making 223 , 225 Fr and 223 Ra some of the best systems in which to measure an EDM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Measurement of a non-zero permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) in fundamental particles, such as in an electron or a neutron, or in nuclei or atoms, can help us gain a handle on the sources of Charge-Parity (CP) violation, both in the Standard Model (SM) and beyond. The nuclear magnetic quadrupole moment (MQM), the central topic of this work, is also CP, P, and T violating. Nucleons and nuclei have a non-zero MQM from sources within the SM, but the nuclear MQM is dramatically enhanced if the nuclei are structurally quadrupole deformed. Multiple sources contribute to an atomic EDM namely: (i) nuclear EDM through its Schiff moment, which is enhanced by nuclear octupole deformation, (ii) CP violating interactions between the electrons and the nuclei, and (iii) the nuclear MQM that contributes to the atomic EDM in atoms with an unpaired valence electron. Our survey of nuclear quadrupole deformation identified 48 isotopes as ideal systems in which to search for a CP violating EDM via their enhanced nuclear MQM. Of these candidates, 223 , 225 Fr, 223 Ra, 223 , 225 , 227 Ac, 229 Th, and 229 Pa also have maximally enhanced nuclear Schiff moment contribution due to their octupole deformation. Laser cooling of the isotopes of Fr and Ra, among a few others, has already been demonstrated, making 223 , 225 Fr and 223 Ra some of the best systems in which to measure an EDM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:03043843
DOI:10.1007/s10751-024-01880-7