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$\mathcal{P}$, $\mathcal{T}$-violating axion-mediated interactions in RaOH molecule

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-04-15 v3 Atomic Physics Quantum Physics

Abstract

If axion simultaneously has the scalar couplings to the nucleons and pseudo-scalar couplings to the electrons, it may mediate a P\mathcal{P}, T\mathcal{T}-violating interaction between the electronic shell and nuclei in the molecules. The polyatomic molecule RaOH, which is considered as a promising platform for the P\mathcal{P}, T\mathcal{T} violation searches, is studied for its sensitivity to such interactions. Due to the long-range nature (on molecular scales) of the axion-mediated interaction, it is important whether the enhancement parameter would be sensitive to the vibration of the molecule. Our results imply that the impact of the vibrations on the axion-mediated electron-nucleon interaction in the molecule is similar to the impact on the short-range electron-nucleon scalar-pseudoscalar interaction studied earlier.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2505.08667,
  title  = {$\mathcal{P}$, $\mathcal{T}$-violating axion-mediated interactions in RaOH molecule},
  author = {Anna Zakharova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.08667},
  year   = {2026}
}

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17 pages, 6 figures

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