Observation of a Large Atomic Parity Violation Effect in Ytterbium
Abstract
Atomic parity violation has been observed in the 6s2 S01→5d6s D13 408-nm forbidden transition of ytterbium. The parity-violating amplitude is found to be 2 orders of magnitude larger than in cesium, where the most precise experiments to date have been performed. This is in accordance with theoretical predictions and constitutes the largest atomic parity-violating amplitude yet observed. This also opens the way to future measurements of neutron distributions and anapole moments by comparing parity-violating amplitudes for various isotopes and hyperfine components of the transition.
Repository Citation
Tsigutkin, K., D. Dounas-Frazer, A. Family, J.E. Stalnaker, et al. 2009. "Observation of a Large Atomic Parity Violation Effect in Ytterbium." Physical Review Letters 103(7): 071601-1-4.
Publisher
American Physical Society
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Publication Title
Physical Review Letters
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.071601
Language
English
Format
text
