Suggested search for {sup 207}Pb nuclear Schiff moment in PbTiO{sub 3} ferroelectric

We suggest two types of experiments, NMR and macroscopic magnetometry, with solid PbTiO{sub 3} to search for the nuclear Schiff moment of {sup 207}Pb. Both kinds of experiments promise substantial improvement over the presently achieved sensitivities. Statistical considerations show that the improve...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2005-09, Vol.72 (3)
Hauptverfasser: Mukhamedjanov, T.N., Sushkov, O.P.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We suggest two types of experiments, NMR and macroscopic magnetometry, with solid PbTiO{sub 3} to search for the nuclear Schiff moment of {sup 207}Pb. Both kinds of experiments promise substantial improvement over the presently achieved sensitivities. Statistical considerations show that the improvement of the current sensitivity can be up to ten orders of magnitude for the magnetometry experiment and up to seven orders of magnitude for the NMR experiment. Such significant enhancement is due to the strong internal electric field of the ferroelectric, as well as due to the possibility to cool the nuclear-spin subsystem in the compound down to nanokelvin temperatures.
ISSN:1050-2947
1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.72.034501