Parity nonconservation in ytterbium ion
Atomic Physics
2015-05-28 v1
Abstract
We consider parity nonconservation (PNC) in singly ionized ytterbium (Yb+) arising from the neutral current weak interaction. We calculate the PNC electric dipole transition amplitude (E1_PNC) and the properties associated with it using the relativistic coupled-cluster theory. E1_PNC for the [4f^{14}] ^2 6s --> [4f^{14}] ^2 5d_{3/2} transition in Yb+ has been evaluated to within an accuracy of 5%. The improvement of this result is possible. It therefore appears that this ion is a promising candidate for testing the standard model of particle physics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1107.1288,
title = {Parity nonconservation in ytterbium ion},
author = {B. K. Sahoo and B. P. Das},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.1288},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
In Press, Phys. Rev. A as Rapid Communication, 1 figure and 3 tables