Nuclear Structure and the Search for Collective Enhancement of P,T-Violation

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dc.creatorAuerbach, Naftali
dc.creatorZelevinsky, Vladimir
dc.date2008-04-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:49:59Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:49:59Z
dc.descriptionThe discovery of the atomic electric dipole moment (EDM) would reveal the simultaneous violation of parity (P) and time-reversal (T) invariance. The EDM can be induced by T-odd forces between the nucleus and atomic electrons. As the nuclear dipole moment is screened according to the Schiff theorem, the appropriate nuclear operator is the Schiff moment that may exist in nuclei under PT-violation. We briefly review the current experimental situation and discuss more in detail the ideas concerning possible collective mechanisms for the enhancement of the nuclear Schiff moment. The most promising directions are related to the coexistence of octupole and quadrupole collective modes, either in the form of static deformation or as soft vibrational excitations. The search for enhancement is important for widening the pool of nuclei as candidates for the atomic EDM as well as for development of nuclear many-body theory beyond standard mean-field and random phase approximations.
dc.description33 pages, 1 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3098
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3098
dc.identifierJ.Phys.G35:093101,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0954-3899/35/9/093101
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/203429
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.titleNuclear Structure and the Search for Collective Enhancement of P,T-Violation
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