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Parity nonconservation in radioactive atoms [electronic resource] : An experimental perspective

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1994.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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7 pages : digital, PDF file
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The measurement of parity nonconservation (PNC) in atoms constitutes an important test of electroweak interactions in nuclei. Great progress has been made over the last 20 years in performing these measurements with ever increasing accuracies. To date the experimental accuracies have reached a level of 1 to 2%. In all cases, except for cesium, the theoretical atomic structure uncertainties now limit the comparison of these measurements to the predictions of the standard model. New measurements involving the ratio of Stark interference transition rates for a series of Cs or Fr radioisotopes are foreseen as a way of eliminating these atomic structure uncertainties. The use of magneto-optical traps to collect and concentrate the much smaller number of radioactive atoms that are produced is considered to be one of the key steps in realizing these measurements. Plans for how these measurements will be done and progress made to date are outlined.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:la-ur--94-3533
E 1.99: conf-9406212--3
conf-9406212--3
la-ur--94-3533
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Published through SciTech Connect.
11/01/1994.
"la-ur--94-3533"
" conf-9406212--3"
"DE95002737"
Conference on nuclear shapes and nuclear structure at low excitation energies,Antibes (France),20-25 Jun 1994.
Vieira, D.
Funding Information
W-7405-ENG-36
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