Atomic parity nonconservation in ${\mathrm{Ra}}^{+}$

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Atomic parity nonconservation in ${Ra}^{+}$

L. W. Wansbeek, B. K. Sahoo, R. G. E. Timmermans, K. Jungmann, B. P. Das, and D. Mukherjee

Phys. Rev. A 78, 050501(R) – Published 6 November 2008

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We report on a theoretical analysis of the suitability of the $7 s {}^{2}S_{1 ∕ 2} \leftrightarrow 6 d {}^{2}D_{3 ∕ 2}$ transition in singly ionized radium to measure parity nonconservation, in the light of an experiment planned at the KVI of the University of Groningen. Relativistic coupled-cluster theory has been employed to perform an ab initio calculation of the parity-nonconserving electric dipole amplitude of this transition, including single, double, and leading triple excitations. We discuss the prospects for a sub-1% precision test of the electroweak theory of particle physics.

Received 30 July 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.78.050501

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L. W. Wansbeek, B. K. Sahoo, R. G. E. Timmermans^*, and K. Jungmann

KVI, University of Groningen, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands

B. P. Das

Non-Accelerator Particle Physics Group, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore 560034, India

D. Mukherjee

Department of Physical Chemistry and Raman Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences, Indian Association for Cultivation of Science, IACS, Kolkata 70032, India

^*timmermans@kvi.nl

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Atomic parity nonconservation in ${Ra}^{+}$

L. W. Wansbeek, B. K. Sahoo, R. G. E. Timmermans, K. Jungmann, B. P. Das, and D. Mukherjee

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