POSSIBILITY OF MEASURING PARITY NONCONSERVATION WITH A SINGLE TRAPPED ATOMIC ION

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FORTSON, N
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[1] Department of Physics, University of Washington, FM-15, Seattle
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.2383
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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A new way of measuring atomic parity nonconservation is proposed that utilizes the remarkable sensitivity inherent in experiments with a single trapped atomic ion. The accuracy may be sufficient to provide a valuable test of electroweak theory. As an illustration, the prospects are analyzed for carrying out such a measurement with Ba+ by observing the ground state spin rotation induced by an intense laser beam.
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