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Search for a permanent EDM using laser cooled radioactive atom
- Kawamura Hirokazu,
- Ando S.,
- Aoki T.,
- Arikawa H.,
- Ezure S.,
- Harada K.,
- Hayamizu T.,
- Inoue T.,
- Ishikawa T.,
- Itoh M.,
- Kato K.,
- Kato T.,
- Nataraj H. S.,
- Sato T.,
- Uchiyama A.,
- Aoki T.,
- Furukawa T.,
- Hatakeyama A.,
- Hatanaka K.,
- Imai K.,
- Murakami T.,
- Shimizu Y.,
- Wakasa T.,
- Yoshida H. P.,
- Sakemi Y.
Affiliations
- Kawamura Hirokazu
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Ando S.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Aoki T.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Arikawa H.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Ezure S.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Harada K.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Hayamizu T.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Inoue T.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Ishikawa T.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Itoh M.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Kato K.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Kato T.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Nataraj H. S.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Sato T.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Uchiyama A.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- Aoki T.
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
- Furukawa T.
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University
- Hatakeyama A.
- Department of Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Hatanaka K.
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- Imai K.
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
- Murakami T.
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University
- Shimizu Y.
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University
- Wakasa T.
- Department of Physics, Kyushu University
- Yoshida H. P.
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- Sakemi Y.
- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146605009
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 66
p. 05009
Abstract
The search for the electric-dipole moment (EDM) of laser-cooled francium (Fr) atoms could lead to a measurement for the electron EDM. It is predicted that the electron EDM would be enhanced by approximately three orders of magnitude in heavy atoms such as Fr. Laser-cooling and trapping techniques are expected to suppress statistical and systematic errors in precision measurements. The magneto-optical trap was achieved using stable rubidium in a developing factory of laser-cooled radioactive atoms. In light of the results from the rubidium experiments, we found that an upgrade of each apparatus is preferred for Fr trapping.
