EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2019)
nEDM experiment at PSI: Data-taking strategy and sensitivity of the dataset
- Abel C.,
- Ayres N.J.,
- Ban G.,
- Bison G.,
- Bodek K.,
- Bondar V.,
- Chanel E.,
- Chiu P.-J.,
- Daum M.,
- Emmenegger S.,
- Ferraris-Bouchez L.,
- Flaux P.,
- Griffith W.C.,
- Harris P.G.,
- Hild N.,
- Kermaidic Y.,
- Kirch K.,
- Koss P.A.,
- Krempel J.,
- Lauss B.,
- Lefort T.,
- Lemiere Y.,
- Leredde A.,
- Mohanmurthy P.,
- Musgrave M.,
- Naviliat-Cuncic O.,
- Pais D.,
- Piegsa F.M.,
- Pignol G.,
- Rawlik M.,
- Rebreyend D.,
- Ries D.,
- Roccia S.,
- Rozpedzik D.,
- Schmidt-Wellenburg P.,
- Schnabel A.,
- Severijns N.,
- Thorne J.,
- Virot R.,
- Voigt J.,
- Weis A.,
- Wursten E.,
- Zejma J.,
- Zsigmond G.
Affiliations
- Abel C.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- Ayres N.J.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- Ban G.
- Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3
- Bison G.
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
- Bodek K.
- Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- Bondar V.
- Instituut voor Kern – en Stralingsfysica, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Chanel E.
- Laboratory for High Energy Physics, Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics, University of Bern
- Chiu P.-J.
- Daum M.
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
- Emmenegger S.
- ETH Zürich, Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics
- Ferraris-Bouchez L.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Flaux P.
- Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3
- Griffith W.C.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- Harris P.G.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- Hild N.
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
- Kermaidic Y.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Kirch K.
- Koss P.A.
- Instituut voor Kern – en Stralingsfysica, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Krempel J.
- ETH Zürich, Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics
- Lauss B.
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
- Lefort T.
- Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3
- Lemiere Y.
- Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3
- Leredde A.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Mohanmurthy P.
- Musgrave M.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- Naviliat-Cuncic O.
- Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3
- Pais D.
- Piegsa F.M.
- Laboratory for High Energy Physics, Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics, University of Bern
- Pignol G.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Rawlik M.
- ETH Zürich, Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics
- Rebreyend D.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Ries D.
- Institute of Nuclear Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University
- Roccia S.
- CSNSM, Université Paris Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris Saclay
- Rozpedzik D.
- Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- Schmidt-Wellenburg P.
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
- Schnabel A.
- Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt
- Severijns N.
- Instituut voor Kern – en Stralingsfysica, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Thorne J.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex
- Virot R.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Voigt J.
- Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt
- Weis A.
- University of Fribourg
- Wursten E.
- Instituut voor Kern – en Stralingsfysica, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Zejma J.
- Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University
- Zsigmond G.
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201921902001
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 219
p. 02001
Abstract
We report on the strategy used to optimize the sensitivity of our search for a neutron electric dipole moment at the Paul Scherrer Institute. Measurements were made upon ultracold neutrons stored within a single chamber at the heart of our apparatus. A mercury cohabiting magnetometer together with an array of cesium magnetometers were used to monitor the magnetic field, which was controlled and shaped by a series of precision field coils. In addition to details of the setup itself, we describe the chosen path to realize an appropriate balance between achieving the highest statistical sensitivity alongside the necessary control on systematic effects. The resulting irreducible sensitivity is better than 1 × 10−26e cm. This contribution summarizes in a single coherent picture the results of the most recent publications of the collaboration.
