16–21 Oct 2022
PSI
Europe/Zurich timezone

Searching for the permanent electric dipole moment using laser cooled francium atoms

19 Oct 2022, 17:30
20m
WHGA/001 - Auditorium (PSI)

WHGA/001 - Auditorium

PSI

Oral Session

Speaker

Dr Hiroki Nagahama (CNS, The University of Tokyo)

Description

An experimental apparatus dedicated to search for the permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) of laser cooled francium atoms has been constructed at RIKEN Nishina Center, Japan. In this talk, the principle of the EDM measurement using francium atoms and the experimental status using the newly built apparatus will be presented.

Primary author

Dr Hiroki Nagahama (CNS, The University of Tokyo)

Co-author

Prof. Yasuhiro Sakemi (CNS, The University of Tokyo)

Presentation materials