Electroweak Nuclear Properties from Single Molecular Ions in a Penning Trap

We present a novel technique to probe electroweak nuclear properties by measuring parity violation (PV) in single molecular ions in a Penning trap. The trap's strong magnetic field Zeeman shifts opposite-parity rotational and hyperfine molecular states into near degeneracy. The weak interaction...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2023-10
Main Authors: Karthein, Jonas, Silviu-Marian Udrescu, Moroch, Scott B, Belosevic, Ivana, Blaum, Klaus, Borschevsky, Anastasia, Chamorro, Yuly, DeMille, David, Dilling, Jens, Garcia Ruiz, Ronald F, Hutzler, Nick R, Pašteka, Lukáš F, Ringle, Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Molecular ions
Nuclear properties
Nuclei
Parity
Rotational states
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Summary:We present a novel technique to probe electroweak nuclear properties by measuring parity violation (PV) in single molecular ions in a Penning trap. The trap's strong magnetic field Zeeman shifts opposite-parity rotational and hyperfine molecular states into near degeneracy. The weak interaction-induced mixing between these degenerate states can be larger than in atoms by more than twelve orders of magnitude, thereby vastly amplifying PV effects. The single molecule sensitivity would be suitable for applications to nuclei across the nuclear chart, including rare and unstable nuclei.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2310.11192