Exp.
No.
S1218 —
Approved
Title of Experiment
Towards an optical parity violation experiment in francium:
Spectroscopy of the 7s - 8s transition
Spokesperson(s) for Group
Current Members of Group
| Name |
Institution |
Status |
% of research time devoted to experiment |
| J.A. Behr |
TRIUMF |
Research Scientist |
30% |
| E. Frieling |
TRIUMF |
PDF |
|
| G. Gwinner |
University of Manitoba |
Professor |
50% |
| Louis Croquette |
UBC |
Student (PhD) |
|
| A. Gorelov |
TRIUMF |
Research Associate |
|
| Iris Halilovic |
University of Manitoba |
Student (PhD) |
|
| J. Lassen |
TRIUMF / SFU / U Manitoba |
Research Scientist |
|
| R. Li |
TRIUMF |
Applied Scientist |
|
| S. Malbrunot-Ettenauer |
TRIUMF |
Research Scientist |
|
| Tasanul Morshed |
University of Manitoba |
Student (Graduate) |
|
| Kia Boon Ng |
TRIUMF |
PDF |
|
| L.A. Orozco |
University of Maryland |
Professor Emeritus |
30% |
| Anima Sharma |
University of Manitoba |
Student (PhD) |
|
| A. Teigelhoefer |
TRIUMF |
Applied Scientist |
|
| Xie Liang |
TRIUMF |
PDF |
|
Abstract
We propose to investigate the highly forbidden 7s-8s optical transition in laser trapped and cooled francium atoms as a precursor experiment to an atomic parity nonconservation experiment. The ultimate goal is to search for 'new' physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics, using precise laser spectroscopy and atom trapping and cooling techniques.
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