Measurement of parity nonconservation and an anapole moment in cesium

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作者
Wood, CS
Bennett, SC
Cho, D
Masterson, BP
Roberts, JL
Tanner, CE
Wieman, CE
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[1] JOINT INST LAB ASTROPHYS,BOULDER,CO 80309
[2] UNIV COLORADO,DEPT PHYS,BOULDER,CO 80309
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10.1126/science.275.5307.1759
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The amplitude of the parity-nonconserving transition between the 6S and 7S states of cesium was precisely measured with the use of a spin-polarized atomic beam. This measurement gives Im(E1(pnc))/beta = -1.5935(56) millivolts per centimeter and provides an improved test of the standard model at low energy, including a value for the S parameter of -1.3(3)(exp)(11)(theory). The nuclear spin-dependent contribution was 0.077(11) millivolts per centimeter; this contribution is a manifestation of parity violation in atomic nuclei and is a measurement of the long-sought anapole moment.
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