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Search for spin-dependent short-range force between nucleons using optically polarized He3 gas

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Zheng, W; Gao, H; Lalremruata, B; Zhang, Y; Laskaris, G; Snow, WM; Fu, CB
Published in: Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
February 23, 2012

We propose a new method to detect short-range P- and T-violating interactions between nucleons, based on measuring the precession frequency shift of polarized He3 nuclei in the presence of an unpolarized mass. To maximize the sensitivity, a high-pressure He3 cell with thin glass windows (250μm) is used to minimize the distance between the mass and He3. The magnetic field fluctuation is suppressed by using the He3 gas in a different region of the cell as a magnetometer. Systematic uncertainties from the magnetic properties of the mass are suppressed by flipping both the magnetic field and spin directions. Without any magnetic shielding, our result has already reached the sensitivity of the current best limit. With improvement in uniformity and stability of the field, we can further improve the sensitivity by 2 orders of magnitude over the force range from 10 -4-10 -2m. © 2012 American Physical Society.

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Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

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EISSN

1550-2368

ISSN

1550-7998

Publication Date

February 23, 2012

Volume

85

Issue

3

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5101 Astronomical sciences
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
 

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Zheng, W., Gao, H., Lalremruata, B., Zhang, Y., Laskaris, G., Snow, W. M., & Fu, C. B. (2012). Search for spin-dependent short-range force between nucleons using optically polarized He3 gas. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 85(3). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.85.031505
Zheng, W., H. Gao, B. Lalremruata, Y. Zhang, G. Laskaris, W. M. Snow, and C. B. Fu. “Search for spin-dependent short-range force between nucleons using optically polarized He3 gas.” Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 85, no. 3 (February 23, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.85.031505.
Zheng W, Gao H, Lalremruata B, Zhang Y, Laskaris G, Snow WM, et al. Search for spin-dependent short-range force between nucleons using optically polarized He3 gas. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 2012 Feb 23;85(3).
Zheng, W., et al. “Search for spin-dependent short-range force between nucleons using optically polarized He3 gas.” Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 85, no. 3, Feb. 2012. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.85.031505.
Zheng W, Gao H, Lalremruata B, Zhang Y, Laskaris G, Snow WM, Fu CB. Search for spin-dependent short-range force between nucleons using optically polarized He3 gas. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 2012 Feb 23;85(3).

Published In

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

DOI

EISSN

1550-2368

ISSN

1550-7998

Publication Date

February 23, 2012

Volume

85

Issue

3

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5101 Astronomical sciences
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences